2006-11-13 11:37:22 · 10 answers · asked by KEITH L 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Technically the noun 'moment' is underlexicalised. In other (less pretentious) words, it is short on meaning, and the context in which it appears help to define what it is supposed to mean. Underlexicalised words are hugely useful in the English language because they allow a great flexibility of meaning.
2006-11-13 12:51:01 · answer #1 · answered by Chilli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets see now theres
1 Just a moment
2 wait a moment
3 give us a moment
4 a moment ago
5 in a moment
aproximately one moment = one half of three quarters of nine tenths of 5 so yep there you have it an official length of time for a moment.
2006-11-13 19:43:22 · answer #2 · answered by TrOpPo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 seconds.
Main Entry: mo·ment
Pronunciation: 'mO-m&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin momentum movement, particle sufficient to turn the scales, moment, from movEre to move
1 a : a minute portion or point of time : INSTANT b : a comparatively brief period of time
2 a : present time
3 : importance in influence or effect
4 obsolete : a cause or motive of action
5 : a stage in historical or logical development
6 a : tendency or measure of tendency to produce motion especially about a point or axis b : the product of quantity (as a force) and the distance to a particular axis or point
7 a : the mean of the nth powers of the deviations of the observed values in a set of statistical data from a fixed value b : the expected value of a power of the deviation of a random variable from a fixed value
synonym see IMPORTANCE
2006-11-13 19:38:41 · answer #3 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No - a moment 'just is' and it may last as long as you want it to only to end should something happen to 'disturb' this 'space in time'.
Blessings be yours in peace and light
Harriett Potty ;)
2006-11-13 19:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by harriettpotty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, can I have half a moment to get back to you
2006-11-13 20:00:50 · answer #5 · answered by JAYFIRE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 - 5 minutes
2006-11-13 19:38:55 · answer #6 · answered by lonely as a cloud 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a magic moment, quick as a trick
2006-11-13 20:56:26 · answer #7 · answered by BLONDESHELL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.wfu.edu/~brehme/time.htm
interesting....
2006-11-13 19:42:01 · answer #8 · answered by life 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No
2006-11-13 19:39:08 · answer #9 · answered by Douglas R 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2006-11-13 19:38:13 · answer #10 · answered by Splishy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋