n. [ L. abdomen (a word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. abdomen. ] 1. (Anat.) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L.; ad + nomen name. ] 1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'anti` against + &unr_; to speak; part. pass. &unr_;. ] (Eccl.) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being awesome. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L.: co- + (g)nomen name. ] 1. The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eng. Law) A surname. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Equi- + momental. ] (Mech.) Having equal moments of inertia. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Two bodies or systems of bodies are said to be equimomental when their moments of inertia about all straight lines are equal each to each. [ 1913 Webster ]

Equimomental cone of a given rigid body, a conical surface that has any given vertex, and is described by a straight line which moves in such manner that the moment of inertia of the given rigid body about the line is in all its positions the same. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) An increase in the ratio of transformation of an alternating current converter, accompanied by other changes in electrical conditions, occurring when the secondary of the converter is connected with a condenser of moderate capacity; -- so called because first observed in connection with the Ferranti cables in London. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fomented; p. pr. & vb. n. Fomenting. ] [ F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum (for fovimentum) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. &unr_; to roast, and E. bake. ] 1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cherish with heat; to foster. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Which these soft fires . . . foment and warm. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

But quench the choler you foment in vain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Fomentation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. State of excitation; -- perh. confused with ferment.

He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up. Julian Ralph. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ &unr_;. fomentatio: cf. F. fomentation. ] 1. (Med.) (a) The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors. (b) The lotion applied to a diseased part. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Excitation; instigation; encouragement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dishonest fomentation of your pride. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of experiencing joy and pleasure.
Syn. -- gladness, gladfulness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality of being handsome. [ 1913 Webster ]

Handsomeness is the mere animal excellence, beauty the mere imaginative. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being humorsome. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hyo- + mental of the chin. ] (Anat.) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary; as, the hyomental region of the front of the neck. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under Ill, adv.
Syn. -- ill-fated, ill-starred, unlucky. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Immomentous. ] Trifling. [ R. ] “Immoment toys.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. im- not + momentous. ] Not momentous; unimportant; insignificant. [ R. ] A. Seward. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Prob. G. mekonin (by transposition of letters) + -ic. ] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from meconic acid. [ Written also comenic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + meningitis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the pia mater or of the arachnoid membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lomentum a mixture of bean meal and rice, used as a cosmetic wash, bean meal, fr. lavare, lotum, to wash. ] (Bot.) An elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves, but divided transversely into small cells, each containing a single seed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Loment. ] (Bot.) Of the nature of a loment; having fruits like loments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a disposition toward being alone.
Syn. -- aloneness, loneliness, solitude. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The condition of being alone; the feeling of sadness resulting from being alone. [ PJC ]

n. A physical quantity associated with the magnetic field of a dundamental particle; as, An orbiting electron in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field.
Syn. -- moment of a magnet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, lit., the songstress, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to sing. ] 1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse of tragedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) The eighteenth asteroid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See Move, and cf. Momentum, Movement. ] 1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at that very moment. [ 1913 Webster ]

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. 1 Cor. xv. 52. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Impulsive power; force; momentum. [ 1913 Webster ]

The moments or quantities of motion in bodies. Berkley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Touch, with lightest moment of impulse,
His free will. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration. [ 1913 Webster ]

Matters of great moment. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less moment and consequence of us than the others. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Math.) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Mech.) Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moment of a couple (Mech.), the product of either of its forces into the perpendicular distance between them. --
Moment of a force. (Mech.) (a) With respect to a point, the product of the intensity of the force into the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of direction of the force. (b) With respect to a line, the product of that component of the force which is perpendicular to the plane passing through the line and the point of application of the force, into the shortest distance between the line and this point. (c) With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force, the product of the force into the perpendicular distance of its point of application from the plane. --
Moment of inertia, of a rotating body, the sum of the mass of each particle of matter of the body into the square of its distance from the axis of rotation; -- called also moment of rotation and moment of the mass. --
Statical moment, the product of a force into its leverage; the same as moment of a force with respect to a point, line, etc. --
Virtual moment. See under Virtual. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force; value; consideration; signification; avail. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. momental. ] [ Obs. ] 1. Lasting but a moment; brief. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not one momental minute doth she swerve. Breton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Important; momentous. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech.) Of or pertaining to moment or momentum. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. For a moment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. momentaneus: cf. F. momentané. ] Momentary. [ Obs. ] Hooker. “Momentany as a sound.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. Every moment; from moment to moment. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In a moment; in the immediate future. [ PJC ]

n. The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. momentarius. See Moment. ] Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang. [ 1913 Webster ]

This momentary joy breeds months of pain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. For a moment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In a moment; every moment; momentarily. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. L. momentosus rapid, momentary. ] Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- Mo*men"tous*ly, adv. -- Mo*men"tous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. utmost importance. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. L. Momenta F. Momentums [ L. See Moment. ] 1. (Mech.) The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied by the velocity; impetus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Essential element, or constituent element. [ 1913 Webster ]

I shall state the several momenta of the distinction in separate propositions. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A property of an activity or course of events, viewed as analogous to forward motion or to physical momentum (def. 1), such that the activity is believed to be able to continue moving forward without further application of force or effort; -- often used to describe an increase in the acquisition of public support for a purpose; as, as, the petition drive gained momentum when it was mentioned in the newspapers. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; ne`os new + mh`n month. ] The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Neomenia, a representative genus (See Neomenia) + -oid. ] (Zool.) A division of vermiform gastropod mollusks, without a shell, belonging to the Isopleura. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , obs. p. p. of Nim. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. nomen name + calare to call. See Name, and Calendar. ] 1. One who calls persons or things by their names. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons whom they met and whose votes it was desirable to solicit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or vocabulary of technical names. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female nomenclator. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining or according to a nomenclature. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. nomenclatura: cf. F. nomenclature. See Nomenclator. ] 1. A name. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The technical names used in any particular branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature of Lavoisier and his associates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. omen, the original form being osmen, according to Varro. ] An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bid go with evil omen, and the brand
Of infamy upon my name. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Omened p. pr. & vb. n. Omening. ] To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise. [ 1913 Webster ]

The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as, happy-omened day; an ill-omened venture. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Omenta [ L. ] (Anat.) A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploon. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The great, or gastrocolic, omentum forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of the intestines; the caul. The lesser, or gastrohepatic, omentum connects the stomach and liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The gastrosplenic omentum, or ligament, connects the stomach and spleen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. paraleipome`nwn of things omitted, pass. p. pr. (neuter genitive plural) fr. &unr_; to omit. ] A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the Septuagint these books are called Paraleipome`nwn prw^ton and dey`teron, which is understood, after Jerome's explanation, as meaning that they are supplementary to the Books of Kings W. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]