A critical moment in time.
A place where things join, a junction.
The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.
A brief, unspecified amount of time.
Weight or importance.
A fit; a brief tantrum.
The smallest portion of time; an instant.
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.
A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.