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  • 61moment of rotation — Moment Mo ment, n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See {Move}, and cf. {Momentum}, {Movement}.] 1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at that very moment. [1913… …

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  • 62moment of the mass — Moment Mo ment, n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See {Move}, and cf. {Momentum}, {Movement}.] 1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at that very moment. [1913… …

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  • 63Statical moment — Moment Mo ment, n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See {Move}, and cf. {Momentum}, {Movement}.] 1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at that very moment. [1913… …

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  • 64Virtual moment — Moment Mo ment, n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See {Move}, and cf. {Momentum}, {Movement}.] 1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at that very moment. [1913… …

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  • 65bearhtm — m ( es/ as) 1. brightness, flash, glittering, scintillation, twinkling, glance; 2. a twinkling of an eye, an instant; 3. bearhtme adv instantly; 4. see breahtm …

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  • 66instantaneity — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Immediate occurrence Nouns 1. instantaneity, instantaneousness, immediacy, precipitancy (see rashness); suddenness, abruptness; moment, minute, second, instant, split second, nanosecond; twinkling, trice,… …

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  • 67twinkle — (v.) O.E. twinclian, frequentative of twincan to wink, blink; related to M.H.G. zwinken, Ger. zwinkern, and probably somehow imitative. The noun is recorded from 1540s. Related: Twinkled; twinkling. Phrase in the twinkling of an eye is attested… …

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  • 68twinkle — verb 1》 (of a star or light) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint.     ↘(of a person s eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement. 2》 (of a person s feet) move lightly and rapidly. noun a twinkling sparkle or gleam.… …

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  • 69jiffy — n. (Colloq.) Instant, moment, second, twinkling, trice, flash, twinkling of an eye …

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  • 70moment — n. 1. Instant, second, trice, flash, jiffy, twinkling, twinkling of an eye, point of time. 2. Importance, consequence, weight, significance, value, import, force, consideration, avail, signification, gravity. 3. Momentum, impulsive power, impetus …

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