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A brief, unspecified amount of time. +

The smallest portion of time; an instant.

(figurative) Weight or importance.

(physics, mechanics) Moment of force. +

(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

(neurology, informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.

(colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.

(mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.

(mathematics) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.

(Internet slang, derogatory) An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.