momentlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊm(ə)ntləs/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊmən(t)ləs/

Forms: 1600s momentlesse, 1900s– momentless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moment n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < moment n. + -less suffix.

†1. Having no grounds or foundation. Cf. moment n. 6. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without reason or foundation

ungroundedc1380

causeless1535

ingrounded1601

groundless1620

reasonless1623

momentless1633

foundationless1649

1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. 61 The Rejoynder forgetteth himself muche, when upon this uncertaine and momentlesse conjecture, he compareth the Replier to a hungrie creature.

2. Existing or occurring outside or without reference to time; having no (esp. notable) moments.

ΚΠ

1941 Sociometry 4 207 They have surrendered themselves to the enjoyment of an extra-temporal, moment-less performance.

1999 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 12 Nov. e3 Momentless is Vanessa L. Williams as the beautiful police hostage negotiator who talks the talk but walks a far too alluring walk.

a. Mathematics. Of a body: having a moment of inertia equal to zero. Also: of or relating to such a body.

ΚΠ

1937 tr. V. Sokolovski in Appl. Math. & Mech. New Ser. 1 306 (title) Momentless shells.

1937 tr. V. Sokolovski in Appl. Math. & Mech. New Ser. 1 306 In 1912 Reissner integrated differential equations of asymetrically loaded momentless spherical and conic shells.

1947 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 61 128 (title) On Sokolovsky's ‘momentless shells’.

1961 Trans. ASME: Jrnl. Appl. Mech. 28 229 The extensional vibrations (momentless) of spherical shells of elastic orthotropic materials have been studied theoretically.

1996 Computational Math. & Math. Physics 35 1489 An approximate method is proposed which reduces [various types of problem]..to solving the corresponding momentless problem.

b. Statistics. Of a probability distribution: having moments (moment n. 8d) equal to zero.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [adjective] > relating to probability

Bayes1865

momentless1946

Bayesian1956

1946 Ann. Math. Statistics 17 381 Condition (A) is satisfied for certain statistics even if their distribution functions are as momentless as the startling distributions constructed by Brown and Tukey.

1986 Chinese Physics Lett. 3 429 (title) Continuous time random walks with momentless waiting time distributions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	momentless
释义	momentlessadj. Brit. /ˈməʊm(ə)ntləs/, U.S. /ˈmoʊmən(t)ləs/ Forms: 1600s momentlesse, 1900s– momentless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moment n., -less suffix. Etymology: < moment n. + -less suffix. †1. Having no grounds or foundation. Cf. moment n. 6. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without reason or foundation ungroundedc1380 causeless1535 ingrounded1601 groundless1620 reasonless1623 momentless1633 foundationless1649 1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. 61 The Rejoynder forgetteth himself muche, when upon this uncertaine and momentlesse conjecture, he compareth the Replier to a hungrie creature. 2. Existing or occurring outside or without reference to time; having no (esp. notable) moments. ΚΠ 1941 Sociometry 4 207 They have surrendered themselves to the enjoyment of an extra-temporal, moment-less performance. 1999 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 12 Nov. e3 Momentless is Vanessa L. Williams as the beautiful police hostage negotiator who talks the talk but walks a far too alluring walk. 3. a. Mathematics. Of a body: having a moment of inertia equal to zero. Also: of or relating to such a body. ΚΠ 1937 tr. V. Sokolovski in Appl. Math. & Mech. New Ser. 1 306 (title) Momentless shells. 1937 tr. V. Sokolovski in Appl. Math. & Mech. New Ser. 1 306 In 1912 Reissner integrated differential equations of asymetrically loaded momentless spherical and conic shells. 1947 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 61 128 (title) On Sokolovsky's ‘momentless shells’. 1961 Trans. ASME: Jrnl. Appl. Mech. 28 229 The extensional vibrations (momentless) of spherical shells of elastic orthotropic materials have been studied theoretically. 1996 Computational Math. & Math. Physics 35 1489 An approximate method is proposed which reduces [various types of problem]..to solving the corresponding momentless problem. b. Statistics. Of a probability distribution: having moments (moment n. 8d) equal to zero. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [adjective] > relating to probability Bayes1865 momentless1946 Bayesian1956 1946 Ann. Math. Statistics 17 381 Condition (A) is satisfied for certain statistics even if their distribution functions are as momentless as the startling distributions constructed by Brown and Tukey. 1986 Chinese Physics Lett. 3 429 (title) Continuous time random walks with momentless waiting time distributions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1633
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