Definition
• | A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment. |
• | Impulsive power; force; momentum. |
• | Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration. |
• | An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance. |
• | An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement. |
• | Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis. |