The difference between Moment and Trice
When used as nouns, moment means a brief, unspecified amount of time, whereas trice means now only in the term in a trice: a very short time.
Trice is also verb with the meaning: to pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.
check bellow for the other definitions of Moment and Trice
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Moment as a noun:
A brief, unspecified amount of time.
Examples:
"Wait a moment, while I lock the front door."
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Moment as a noun:
The smallest portion of time; an instant.
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Moment as a noun:
Weight or importance.
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Moment as a noun (physics, mechanics):
The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. Also called moment of force.
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Moment as a noun (historical):
A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
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Moment as a noun (informal):
A petit mal episode; such a spell.
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Moment as a noun (colloquial):
A fit; a brief tantrum.
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Moment as a noun (math):
An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
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Moment as a noun (math):
A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
Examples:
"If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia."
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Trice as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.
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Trice as a verb (transitive):
To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.
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Trice as a noun:
Now only in the term in a trice: a very short time; an instant, a moment.
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Trice as a noun (obsolete, rare):
A pulley, a .