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woman
noun
-
woman
,
women
an
adult
human
female
•
The
scientist
was
the
first
woman
to
walk
on
the
moon
.
The
scientist
was
the
first
woman
to
walk
on
the
moon
.
•
A
little
girl
pointed
to
the
statue
and
said
, “
That
brave
woman
saved
our
town
!”
A
little
girl
pointed
to
the
statue
and
said
, “
That
brave
woman
saved
our
town
!”
Old
English
wīfmann
(‘
female
human
’),
from
wīf
(‘
woman
,
wife
’)
+
mann
(‘
person
’);
over
time
the
initial
consonant
sound
changed
,
and
the
plural
women
adopted
a
different
vowel
sound
.
moment
noun
a
very
short
period
of
time
•
"
Just
a
moment
,
please
,"
the
receptionist
said
while
checking
the
schedule
.
"
Just
a
moment
,
please
,"
the
receptionist
said
while
checking
the
schedule
.
•
The
puppy
sat
still
for
only
a
moment
before
darting
off
again
.
The
puppy
sat
still
for
only
a
moment
before
darting
off
again
.
From
Middle
English
moment
,
from
Old
French
moment
,
from
Latin
momentum
meaning
‘
movement
,
short
time
’.
noun
a
particular
point
in
time
,
especially
when
something
happens
or
is
experienced
•
Winning
the
award
was
the
proudest
moment
of
her
life
.
Winning
the
award
was
the
proudest
moment
of
her
life
.
•
I
remember
the
moment
the
power
came
back
after
the
storm
.
I
remember
the
moment
the
power
came
back
after
the
storm
.
noun
the
turning
effect
produced
by
a
force
acting
at
a
distance
from
a
pivot
•
The
engineer
calculated
the
bending
moment
on
the
bridge
beam
.
The
engineer
calculated
the
bending
moment
on
the
bridge
beam
.
•
Increasing
the
wrench
length
increases
the
moment
applied
to
the
bolt
.
Increasing
the
wrench
length
increases
the
moment
applied
to
the
bolt
.
noun
in
mathematics
and
statistics
,
a
quantity
found
by
multiplying
each
value
by
a
power
of
its
distance
from
a
point
,
used
to
describe
a
distribution
•
The
second
moment
about
the
mean
equals
the
variance
of
the
data
.
The
second
moment
about
the
mean
equals
the
variance
of
the
data
.
•
Higher-order
moments
reveal
the
skewness
and
kurtosis
of
a
distribution
.
Higher-order
moments
reveal
the
skewness
and
kurtosis
of
a
distribution
.
phenomenon
noun
-
phenomenon
,
phenomena
something
that
can
be
seen
,
felt
,
or
measured
,
especially
when
it
is
unusual
or
hard
to
explain
•
Tourists
huddled
under
blankets
to
watch
the
Northern
Lights
,
a
natural
phenomenon
of
swirling
green
and
purple
light
across
the
sky
.
Tourists
huddled
under
blankets
to
watch
the
Northern
Lights
,
a
natural
phenomenon
of
swirling
green
and
purple
light
across
the
sky
.
•
The
sudden
disappearance
of
honeybees
is
a
worrying
phenomenon
that
scientists
are
racing
to
understand
.
The
sudden
disappearance
of
honeybees
is
a
worrying
phenomenon
that
scientists
are
racing
to
understand
.
from
Greek
phainomenon
‘
thing
appearing
to
view
’,
from
phainein
‘
to
show
’
noun
-
phenomenon
,
phenomena
a
person
or
thing
that
is
extremely
impressive
,
successful
,
or
popular
•
The
teenage
chess
prodigy
was
a
phenomenon
,
defeating
grandmasters
twice
his
age
.
The
teenage
chess
prodigy
was
a
phenomenon
,
defeating
grandmasters
twice
his
age
.
•
The
small
indie
film
turned
into
a
global
phenomenon
,
topping
box-office
charts
for
weeks
.
The
small
indie
film
turned
into
a
global
phenomenon
,
topping
box-office
charts
for
weeks
.
extension
of
the
main
sense
‘
remarkable
thing
observed
’
to
describe
outstanding
people
or
trends
noun
-
phenomenon
,
phenomena
in
philosophy
,
a
thing
as
it
appears
to
and
is
experienced
by
the
senses
,
not
necessarily
as
it
is
in
itself
•
The
professor
explained
that
the
rainbow
we
see
is
a
phenomenon
,
while
the
real
properties
of
light
exist
independently
of
our
sight
.
The
professor
explained
that
the
rainbow
we
see
is
a
phenomenon
,
while
the
real
properties
of
light
exist
independently
of
our
sight
.
•
According
to
Kant
,
the
tree
in
front
of
you
is
a
phenomenon
shaped
by
your
senses
and
mind
.
According
to
Kant
,
the
tree
in
front
of
you
is
a
phenomenon
shaped
by
your
senses
and
mind
.
adopted
into
philosophical
use
in
the
18th
century
,
especially
by
Immanuel
Kant
,
to
contrast
with
‘
noumenon
’,
the
thing-in-itself
momentum
noun
-
momentum
,
momenta
,
none
The
energy
or
force
that
keeps
an
event
,
idea
,
or
process
developing
or
moving
forward
.
•
After
the
surprise
victory
,
the
team
gained
enough
momentum
to
win
the
championship
.
After
the
surprise
victory
,
the
team
gained
enough
momentum
to
win
the
championship
.
•
The
charity
campaign
gathered
momentum
as
more
people
shared
it
online
.
The
charity
campaign
gathered
momentum
as
more
people
shared
it
online
.
Originally
a
scientific
term
,
the
figurative
sense
of
"
momentum
"
was
first
recorded
in
the
early
19th
century
to
describe
growing
political
or
social
movements
.
noun
-
momentum
,
momenta
,
none
In
physics
,
the
quantity
of
motion
of
a
moving
object
,
equal
to
its
mass
multiplied
by
its
velocity
.
•
In
space
,
a
satellite
will
keep
its
momentum
unless
acted
upon
by
another
force
.
In
space
,
a
satellite
will
keep
its
momentum
unless
acted
upon
by
another
force
.
•
The
billiard
ball
lost
momentum
after
striking
the
cushion
and
rolled
to
a
gentle
stop
.
The
billiard
ball
lost
momentum
after
striking
the
cushion
and
rolled
to
a
gentle
stop
.
From
Latin
“
movēre
”
meaning
“
to
move
,”
through
the
Medieval
Latin
phrase
“
quantitas
motus
” (
quantity
of
motion
),
later
shortened
to
“
momentum
”
in
scientific
English
.