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momento — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • heartbeat noun A single pulse of the heart, or the steady rhythm of the heart pumping.
  • minute noun A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
  • moment noun A very short period of time, or a particular point in time.
  • momentum noun In physics, a measure of a moving object's motion, calculated as its mass multiplied by its velocity.
  • point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
  • second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.

Senses

momento is used for these senses in English:

  • heartbeat A very short space of time; an instant.
  • minute (informal) A short but unspecified time period.
  • moment (historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
  • point A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. [from 13th c.]

heartbeat — full definition

  1. noun A single pulse of the heart, or the steady rhythm of the heart pumping.
  2. noun A very brief moment in time.
  3. noun A repeating signal sent by a computer system to show it is still running properly.

minute — full definition

  1. noun A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
  2. noun A written record of what was discussed or decided at a meeting (usually plural: minutes).
  3. adj (pronounced differently, my-NEWT) Extremely small, or extremely detailed and careful.

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