(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
a word or expression used for some particular thing | an instance or single occasion for some event |
one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition | a person's experience on a particular occasion |
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) |
a limited period of time | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned |
the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent | a reading of a point in time as given by a clock |
| the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event |
| a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something |
| a suitable moment |