incident
Meaning of incident
noun
- An event or occurrence.
It was an incident that he hoped to forget.
- A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
- An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
- Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
- (of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
The incident light illuminated the surface.
- Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
- Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
- Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
Information about incident
- The plural form of incident is: incidents.
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CatalanHyphenation of incident
in-ci-dent
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- incident is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
incident synonyms
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Translation of incident
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