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moment */*/*/ — UK [ˈməʊmənt] / US [ˈmoʊmənt] noun Word forms moment : singular moment plural moments 1) a) [countable] a particular point in time when something happens Jane began to speak, but at the same moment Helen appeared. If only he had not chosen that… … English dictionary
exact — ex|act1 S3 [ıgˈzækt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exactus, past participle of exigere; EXACT2] 1.) completely correct in every detail ▪ Police are still investigating the exact cause of the accident. ▪ What were his exact words? ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
exact — 1 adjective 1 correct and including all the necessary details: exact description of the assassin | I don t know the exact terms of the agreement. | exact replica/copy etc: They built an exact replica of the opera house in Naples. | to be exact… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
moment — mo|ment [ moumənt ] noun count *** 1. ) a very short period of time: I see your problem, said George after a moment s reflection. He paused for a few moments before giving his answer. brief moment: For a brief moment their eyes met. spare moment… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exact — [[t]ɪgzæ̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ exacts, exacting, exacted 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Exact means correct in every detail. For example, an exact copy is the same in every detail as the thing it is copied from. I don t remember the exact words... The exact… … English dictionary
exact — 01. I don t know the [exact] number of students in our program, but I think it is about 250. 02. Weather forecasting is a fairly [inexact] science; one can never be 100% sure the weather report will be right. 03. The exam will begin at [exactly]… … Grammatical examples in English
moment — [ mɔmɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1119; lat. momentum, contract. de movimentum « mouvement » I ♦ 1 ♦ Espace de temps limité (relativement à une durée totale) considéré le plus souvent par rapport aux faits qui le caractérisent. ⇒ 2. instant, intervalle; heure,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
moment — ► NOUN 1) a brief period of time. 2) an exact point in time. 3) formal importance. 4) Physics a turning effect produced by a force on an object, expressed as the product of the force and the distance from its line of action to a given point. ●… … English terms dictionary
Moment map — In mathematics, specifically in symplectic geometry, the momentum map (or moment map) is a tool associated with a Hamiltonian action of a Lie group on a symplectic manifold, used to construct conserved quantities for the action. The moment map… … Wikipedia
Exact sciences (The) in Hellenistic times: texts and issues — The exact sciences in Hellenistic times: Texts and issues1 Alan C.Bowen Modern scholars often rely on the history of Greco Latin science2 as a backdrop and support for interpreting past philosophical thought. Their warrant is the practice… … History of philosophy
