(idiomatic) A brief instance in which an otherwise obscure, unremarkable, or humble person draws attention.

(idiomatic) A moment of great drama or sentimentality, suggesting the climax of a film.

(physics) The perpendicular distance from a pivot to a point undergoing torque

plural of moment of force

plural of moment of truth

plural of driveway moment

(physics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. The moment is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the axis of rotation.

currently, now, at present

(Britain, figuratively, broadcasting) A period of stony, unresponsive silence.

(idiomatic) Impulse; short notice; a lack of planning.