moment (EN)

noun

noun “moment”

1. a specific point in time; an instant
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   At that moment, the lights went out.
2. a very short period of time
   I'll join you in a moment.
3. a suitable time to do something
   When the rain stopped, it was the perfect moment to go for a walk.
4. a specific point in time during a person's life, an event, or when something is changing or growing
   Graduating from college was a proud moment in her life.
5. (colloquial) a brief display of strong emotion, especially anger
   She had a moment when she couldn't find her keys and started shouting.
6. (physics) a measure of the tendency of a force to cause rotation around a point or axis
   The engineer calculated the moment required to lift the beam.
7. (mathematics) a measure that describes the shape of a set of points, such as its mean or variance
   The second moment of the distribution indicates its variability.