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A dull, silent person; a blockhead. [Obs.] Spenser.

A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. 1 Cor. xv. 52.

Lasting but a moment; brief. Not one momental minute doth she swerve. Breton.

For a moment. [Obs.]

Momentary. [Obs.] Hooker. "Momentany as a sound." Shak.

Every moment; from moment to moment. Shenstone.

The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.

Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang. This momentary joy breeds months of pain. Shak.

For a moment.

Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- Mo*men"tous*ly, adv. -- Mo*men"tous*ness, n.

Essential element, or constituent element. I shall state the several momenta of the distinction in separate propositions. Sir W. Hamilton.

An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge.

Of or pertaining to anemometry.

An anemograph. Knight.

The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.

A calculating machine.

An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a moist surface; an evaporometer. Huxley.

The art of measuring the world or the universe. Blount.

An instrument for exhibiting and measuring wave motion; specif. (Elec.),

An instrument for examining the thermal resistance or heat- conducting power of liquids.