incident
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[edit] English
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From Latin incidentem.
[edit] Noun
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incident (plural incidents)
- An event or occurrence
- A relatively minor event that is incidental to, or related to others
- An event that causes an interruption or a crisis
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event or occurrence
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minor event incidental to others
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event causing interruption or crisis
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[edit] Adjective
incident (not comparable)
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- Arising as the result of an event
- (physics) (of a stream of particles or radiation) falling on or striking a surface (e.g. "The incident light illuminated the surface.")
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arising as the result of an event
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physics: falling on a surface
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