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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
.
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