moment

noun13

1. •
   a very short time, usually less than a minute

   • Wait a moment, while I lock the front door.
2. •
   A particular point of time; an instant.
3. •
   Weight or importance.

   • In deep designs, in matter of great moment, / No less importing than our general good. — 1593
4. •
   (Internet) An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
5. •
   A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.

   • 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.
6. •
   A particular point, or relatively small region.
7. •
   A particular point of space; a spot.

   • ...over everything there lay a deposit of heavy white dust, which was only blown off one moment to thicken on another. — 1905
8. •
   (informal) A fit; a brief tantrum.
9. •
   (Internet, informal) The current center of public attention and awe; the most important celebrity in their prime.

   • She’s got a point. She’s an icon, she is a legend, and she is the moment. Now, come on, now. You got to give it up to Kim.
10. •
    Ellipsis of moment of force.
11. •
    An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
12. •
    (informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.
13. •
    (historical) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.