момент — meaning in English

English meaning

• instant adj Happening right away, with no delay.
• moment noun A very short period of time, or a particular point in time.
• point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
• second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.

Senses

момент is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]
• second A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
• second (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.

instant — full definition

1. adj Happening right away, with no delay.
2. adj Quick and easy to prepare, especially food or drink made by just adding water.
3. noun A single very short moment in time.

moment — full definition

1. noun A very short period of time, or a particular point in time.
2. name A surname.

Related Russian words