English-Greek translations for moment

• στιγμή
  Αυτό όμως δεν μας βοηθάει αυτή τη στιγμή. However, that does not help us at the moment.
  Δεν πρόκειται για απλή τυπική διαδικασία αλλά για πολύ σημαντική στιγμή. It is not only a formality but a very important moment.
• ροπή

Definition of moment

• A brief, unspecified amount of time
• The smallest portion of time; an instant
• Weight or importance
• The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation
• A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour
• A fit; a brief tantrum
• A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points

Examples

• Wait a moment, while I lock the front door
• If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia

Related words

• momentum
• momentous
• momentary
• momentarily
• momentariness
• momentousness
• four-momentum
• momentane
• moment of momentum