Incident
WordNet

adjective


(1)   (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
"Incidental expenses"
"The road will bring other incidental advantages"
"Extra duties incidental to the job"
"Labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"
"Confusion incidental to a quick change"
(2)   Falling or striking of light rays on something
"Incident light"

noun


(3)   A single distinct event
(4)   A public disturbance
"The police investigated an incident at the bus station"
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Etymology


Recorded since 1412, from incidens, the past participle of incidere "to happen, befall", itself from in- "on" + -cidere (the combinatory form of cadere "to fall").

Noun



  1. An event or occurrence
  2. A relatively minor event that is incidental to, or related to others
  3. An event that may cause or causes an interruption or a crisis

Adjective



  1. Arising as the result of an event, inherent
  2. (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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