moment : Idioms & Phrases

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dipole moment

  • noun the moment of a dipole
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electric dipole moment

  • noun the dipole moment in an electric dipole
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first moment

  • noun the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
    expected value; expectation; arithmetic mean.
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for the moment

  • adverb temporarily
    for the time being.
    • we'll stop for the time being
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magnetic dipole moment

  • noun (physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole
    • An orbiting electron in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment
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magnetic moment

  • noun the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field
    magnetic moment.
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moment magnitude scale

  • noun a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake
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Moment of a couple

  • noun given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them
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  • (Mech.), the product of either of its forces into the perpendicular distance between them.
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Moment of a force

  • . (Mech.) (a) With respect to a point, the product of the intensity of the force into the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of direction of the force . (b) With respect to a line, the product of that component of the force which is perpendicular to the plane passing through the line and the point of application of the force, into the shortest distance between the line and this point . (c) With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force, the product of the force into the perpendicular distance of its point of application from the plane.
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moment of a magnet

  • noun the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field
    magnetic moment.
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Moment of inertia

  • noun the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration
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  • of a rotating body, the sum of the mass of each particle of matter of the body into the square of its distance from the axis of rotation; called also moment of rotation and moment of the mass.
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moment of truth

  • noun the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull
  • noun a crucial moment on which much depends
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on the spur of the moment

  • adverb on impulse; without premeditation
    suddenly.
    • he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment
    • he made up his mind suddenly
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pearson product-moment correlation coefficient

  • noun the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related
    Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient.
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present moment

  • noun at this time
    moment; here and now.
    • the disappointments of the here and now
    • she is studying at the moment
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product-moment correlation coefficient

  • noun the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related
    Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient.
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psychological moment

  • noun the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect
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second moment

  • noun the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin
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senior moment

  • noun a momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people)
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spur-of-the-moment

  • adjective satellite in response to an unforeseen need
    • a spur-of-the-moment party
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Statical moment

  • the product of a force into its leverage; the same as moment of a force with respect to a point, line, etc.
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Virtual moment

  • (of a force) (Mech.), the product of the intensity of the force multiplied by the virtual velocity of its point of application; sometimes called virtual work.
Webster 1913