failure | an unexpected omission, he resented my failure to return his call, the mechanic's failure to check the brakes |
failure | an act that fails, his failure to pass the test |
dislocation breakdown | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue, the social dislocations resulting from government policies, his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London |
replay instant replay action replay | the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape |
consequence import moment | having important effects or influence, decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself, virtue is of more moment than security, that result is of no consequence |
senior moment | a momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people) |
breakdown partitioning | an analysis into mutually exclusive categories |
moment | the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value |
arithmetic mean first moment expectation expected value | the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values |
second moment | the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin |
product-moment correlation coefficient Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient | the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related |
failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose, the surprise party was a complete failure |
breakdown equipment failure | a cessation of normal operation, there was a power breakdown |
brake failure | brakes fail to stop a vehicle |
engine failure | engine does not run |
power outage power failure | equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails, the ice storm caused a power outage |
instant coffee | dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding hot water, the advantages of instant coffee are speed of preparation and long shelf life |
failure loser nonstarter unsuccessful person | a person with a record of failing, someone who loses consistently |
moment of inertia | the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration |
moment | a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) |
moment of a couple | given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them |
dipole moment | the moment of a dipole |
electric dipole moment | the dipole moment in an electric dipole |
magnetic dipole moment | (physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole, An orbiting electron in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment |
magnetic moment moment of a magnet | the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field |
moment magnitude scale | a logarithmic scale of to(a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake |
failure | loss of ability to function normally, kidney failure |
breakdown crack-up | a mental or physical breakdown |
nervous breakdown | a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder |
circulatory failure | failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues |
heart failure coronary failure | inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions |
congestive heart failure | inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues |
renal failure kidney failure | inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance |
acute renal failure acute kidney failure | renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract |
chronic renal failure chronic kidney failure | renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders |
failure | lack of success, he felt that his entire life had been a failure, that year there was a crop failure |
bankruptcy failure | inability to discharge all your debts as they come due, the company had to declare bankruptcy, fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks |
bank failure | the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations |
crop failure | the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus |
here and now present moment moment | at this time, the disappointments of the here and now, she is studying at the moment |
moment minute second instant | a particular point in time, the moment he arrived the party began |
moment of truth | a crucial moment on which much depends |
moment of truth | the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull |
psychological moment | the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect |
moment mo minute second bit | an indefinitely short time, wait just a moment, in a mo, it only takes a minute, in just a bit |
a blink of an eye flash heartbeat instant jiffy split second trice twinkling wink New York minute | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat), if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash |
clamant crying exigent insistent instant | demanding attention, clamant needs, a crying need, regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous- H.L.Mencken, insistent hunger, an instant need |
instantaneous instant(a) | occurring with no delay, relief was instantaneous, instant gratification |
instant inst | in or of the present month, your letter of the th inst |
spur-of-the-moment | in response to an unforeseen need, a spur-of-the-moment party |