Synonyms: moment, import, consequence
Definition: having important effects or influence
Usage: decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself; virtue is of more moment than security; that result is of no consequence
Similar words: significance
Definition: the quality of being significant
Usage: do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power
Synonyms: moment
Definition: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
Similar words: statistic
Definition: a datum that can be represented numerically
Synonyms: moment
Definition: a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
Similar words: force
Definition: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
Usage: force equals mass times acceleration
Synonyms: moment, present moment, here and now
Definition: at this time
Usage: the disappointments of the here and now; she is studying at the moment
Similar words: nowadays, present
Definition: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
Usage: that is enough for the present; he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow
Synonyms: minute, moment, second, instant
Definition: a particular point in time
Usage: the moment he arrived the party began
Similar words: point, point in time
Definition: an instant of time
Usage: at that point I had to leave
Synonyms: second, bit, minute, mo, moment
Definition: an indefinitely short time
Usage: wait just a moment; in a mo; it only takes a minute; in just a bit
Similar words: time
Definition: an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
Usage: he waited a long time; the time of year for planting; he was a great actor in his time