decade vs moment

decade

noun
  • A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. 

  • Any of the sets of ten sequential braille characters with predictable patterns. 

  • A group, set, or series of ten 

  • A period of ten days, (history) particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars. 

  • A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer. 

  • A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance. 

  • The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1. 

  • A set of ten electronic devices used to represent digits. 

moment

noun
  • A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour. 

  • Weight or importance. 

  • A fit; a brief tantrum. 

  • The smallest portion of time; an instant. 

  • A brief, unspecified amount of time. 

  • A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points. 

  • A petit mal episode; such a spell. 

  • (As in "X moment") An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation. 

  • An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement. 

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