different between abscondence vs incidence

English

Etymology

abscond +? -ence

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbz.?k?n.dn?ts/, /æbz.?k?n.dn?s/, /æb.?sk?n.dn?ts/, /æb.?sk?n.dn?s/

Noun

abscondence (plural abscondences)

1. (rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

References

English

Etymology

From Middle French incidence, from Medieval Latin incidentia (“a falling upon”), from Latin incidens, present participle of incidere (“to fall upon”), from in (“on”) + cadere (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: incidents

Noun

incidence (countable and uncountable, plural incidences)

1. The act of something happening; occurrence.
2. The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
3. The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.
4. (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
5. (epidemiology) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.
6. (geometry) The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• prevalence

Further reading

• incidence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• incidence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• incidence at OneLook Dictionary Search

Czech

Noun

incidence f

1. (epidemiology) incidence

French

Etymology

From Middle French incidence, from Latin incidentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.si.d??s/

Noun

incidence f (plural incidences)

1. impact, effect, consequence
2. incidence

Descendants

• ? German: Inzidenz

Further reading

• “incidence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin incidentia.

Noun

incidence f (plural incidences)

1. incident; event; occurrence

Descendants

• English: incidence
• French: incidence