moment /mōˈmənt/ noun- A point of time
- A time so short that it may be considered as a point
- A very short time (informal abbrev mo)
- A second
- A precise instant
- The present, or the right, instant
- Moving cause or motive (Shakespeare)
- Importance, consequence
- An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity (mathematics; obsolete)
- A stage or turning point
- An element or factor (as in psychological moment, rightly used)
- A measure of turning effect (the moment of a force about a point is the product of the force and the perpendicular on its line of action from the point)
ORIGIN: L mōmentum, for movimentum, from movēre, mōtum to move momentānˈeous adjective - Momentary
- Instantaneous
moˈmentany adjective (Shakespeare) Momentary moˈmentarily (or /-terˈə-lē/) adverb - For a moment
- Every moment
- At any moment (N American)
moˈmentariness noun moˈmentary adjective - Lasting for a moment
- Short-lived
moˈmently adverb - Every moment
- For a moment
adjective- Occurring every moment
- Of a moment
momentous /-mentˈ/ adjective Of great consequence momentˈously adverb momentˈousness noun moment of inertia noun (physics) A quantity representing the resistance of a body to a force that causes it to rotate about its axis moment of truth noun - The climax of a bullfight
- A moment when, suddenly and dramatically, one is face to face with stark reality, often a testing moment (figurative)
truth /trooth/ noun- Faithfulness
- Constancy
- Veracity
- Agreement with reality
- Fact of being true
- Actuality
- Accuracy of adjustment or conformity
- (in the fine arts) a faithful adherence to nature
- That which is true or according to the facts of the case
- That which one believes to be true
- The true state of things, the facts
- A true statement
- An established fact
- True belief
- Known facts, knowledge
ORIGIN: OE trēowth, from trēowe, trīewe true truthˈful adjective - Habitually or actually telling what one believes to be true
- Put forward in good faith as what one believes to be true
- Conveying the truth
truthˈfully adverb truthˈfulness noun truthˈiness noun - Truth (rare)
- Truthfulness
- The quality of having an air of the truth without necessarily a close connection to it (informal)
truthˈless adjective truthˈlessness noun truthˈlike adjective truthˈy adjective (rare) - True
- Truthful
truth condition noun (logic) The circumstances that must be satisfied for a statement to be true truth drug or truth serum noun Any of various drugs, such as scopolamine or thiopentone sodium, which make subjects under questioning less wary in their replies truth function noun (logic) A function that determines whether or not a complex sentence is true depending on the truth values of the component parts of the sentence truth table noun - A Boolean logic table in which the binary digits 0 and 1 are assigned values either ‘true’ or ‘false’
- A similar table giving the outputs from all combinations of input (electronics)
truthˈ-teller noun truthˈ-telling adjective truth value noun (logic) The truth or falsity of a statement God's (honest) truth A thing or statement absolutely true in truth Truly, in fact moment of truth see under moment of a truth (Bible) Truly tell the truth To speak truthfully, not to lie |