Definition of a-moment in English English dictionary
- Kodak moment
- A sentimental or charming moment worthy of capturing in a photograph
These Islamic headcutters in headscarves are so warped, they consider beheadings nothing more than a Kodak moment to share with friends, followers, and foes alike.
- London moment
- The magnetic moment of any rotation of any superconductor, caused by the electrons lagging behind the rotation of the object
- London moment
- A quantum-mechanical phenomenon whereby a spinning superconductive metal sphere generates a magnetic field whose axis lines up exactly with the spin axis
- at a moment's notice
- Immediately; instantaneously; without need of warning
Eponymously, the minutemen were ready at a moment’s notice.
- at the moment
- At this moment; right now
- at this moment in time
- currently, now, at present
- blonde moment
- A momentary lapse in concentration, resulting in an embarrassing situation
- branding moment
- the point at which the emotional and logical sides of a consumer’s brain simultaneously engage while watching a commercial is believed to create a long-term perception of a brand, as seen when plotting Flow of Emotion research results against Flow of Attention results
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- dipole moment
- the vector product of the charge on either pole of a dipole and the distance separating them
- driveway moment
- A brief compulsion to finish listening to something on the radio before leaving one's car
I had another driveway moment today, this time listening to David Sedaris.
- eureka moment
- The moment of a sudden unexpected discovery
- magnetic moment
- The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles
- moist moment
- A brief period of weeping, especially for self-pity
I give my nose a definitive blow, then power-flush the Kleenex down the Toto. I have had my moist moment and now it is over.''.
- moment
- A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour
- moment
- A fit, a short-duration tantrum, a hissy
- moment
- Weight or importance
The document in question is of such immense importance that its publication might very easily – I might almost say probably – lead to European complications of the utmost moment.
- moment
- A petit mal episode; such a spell
- moment
- The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. Also called moment of force
- moment
- The smallest portion of time; an instant
- moment
- A brief, unspecified amount of time
Wait up a moment, while I lock the front door.
- moment of force
- The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. The moment is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the axis of rotation
- moment of inertia
- A measure of a body's resistance to bending; second moment of inertia; second moment of area
- moment of inertia
- A measure of a body's resistance to a change in its angular rotation velocity
- moment of silence
- A period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
The pastor always opened his Sunday service with a moment of silence.
- moment of silence
- A period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person, as part of the mourning process. May also be conducted following a tragic event or on the anniversary thereof
The principal requested a moment of silence in memory of the two popular teen-aged girls who died in a car accident over the weekend.
- moment of truth
- A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed
The moment of truth comes when you try to start the engine you have just rebuilt.
- on the spur of the moment
- On very short notice; spontaneously
They keep their bags packed so they can leave on the spur of the moment.
- one moment, please
- Used to ask a person to wait a moment
- polar moment of inertia
- A measure of a body's resistance to twisting; a measure of torsional strength
- second moment of area
- A measure of a body's resistance to bending; second moment of inertia
- second moment of inertia
- A measure of a body's resistance to bending; second moment of area
- seismic moment
- A quantity used to determine the the size of an earthquake. Calculated either from a seismogram, or from the measurement of the area affected and the displacement of the rocks
- senior moment
- A brief interval of forgetfulness or inattention
- single-minded branding moment
- a peak moment in a commercial that features only the identity of the brand with no other distracting visuals and has high recall ratings, as seen in the Flow of Attention
Our computer ad had a poor brand linkage score because it did not offer a single-minded branding moment. Our logo always appeared in the background, competing for attention with the action in the foreground.
- spur of the moment
- Impulse; short notice; a lack of planning
Obey the spur of the moment. These accumulated it is that make the impulse and the impetus of the life of genius.
- spur-of-the-moment
- Spontaneous; impromptu
It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy the car.
- spurs of the moment
- plural form of spur of the moment
- tumbleweed moment
- A period of dead air or stony, unresponsive silence
Peter Gibson, of Keep Britain Tidy, said: “in a world of daft pranks, we want littering to be that tumbleweed moment, the joke that falls flat on its face.”.
- moment
- You use of the moment to describe someone or something that is or was especially popular at a particular time, especially when you want to suggest that their popularity is unlikely to last long or did not last long. He's the man of the moment, isn't he?
- moment
- {n} a part of time, importance, weight
- defining moment
- An event which typifies or determines all subsequent related occurrences
- have a senior moment
- (deyim) Not to remember something, because you are getting older – used humorously
I had a senior moment and just couldn’t think of his name.
- hinge moment
- (aerospace engineering) The tendency of an aerodynamic force to produce motion about the hinge line of a control surface
- just a moment
- Used to ask sb to wait for a short time
- moment of inertia
- The tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration
- not a moment too soon
- (deyim) Used to say that something happened when it was almost too late
- on the spur of te moment
- Without deliberation, on a sudden impulse, impromptu, instantly
- seize the moment
- carpe diem
- senior moment
- (deyim) A time when you cannot remember something, because you are getting older – used humorously
I had a senior moment and just couldn’t think of his name.
- spur-of-the-moment
- (deyim) Occurring or made hastily on impulse
A spur-of-the moment choice.
- A moment
- snift
- at the last moment
- at the last minute, with no time to spare
- blonde moment
- {i} (Amusing Slang) moment of acting scatterbrained; silliness that lasts a moment
- for a brief moment
- for a little instant, during a small period of time
- from the first moment
- from day one, since the initial time of the brief event until now, from the very start
- moment
- Impulsive power; force; momentum
- moment
- Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration
- moment
- The product of (the bending) effects of loads causing a force and the distance to a particular axis or point
- picked the worst moment
- chose a bad time
- product-moment correlation coefficient
- the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related
