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incidence
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)
- The act of something happening; occurrence.
- The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
- The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.
- (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
- (epidemiology) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.
- (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
- (epidemiology) incidence
French
Etymology
From Middle French incidence, from Latin incidentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.si.d??s/
Noun
incidence f (plural incidences)
- impact, effect, consequence
- 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)
- incident; event; occurrence
Descendants
- English: incidence
- French: incidence
incidence From the web:
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incidental
English
Etymology
From incident +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ns??d?nt?l/, /?ns??d?nt?l/
- (US) IPA(key): (nasal flap) [?ns??d?.???l], (enunciated) [?ns??d?n.t??l]
- (US) IPA(key): (nasal flap) [?ns??d?.???l], (enunciated) [?ns??d?n.t??l]
Adjective
incidental (comparative more incidental, superlative most incidental)
- Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence.
- That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.
- Occurring by chance
- (physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).
Synonyms
- (existing as an accident): accidental, contingent; See also Thesaurus:circumstantial
- (occurring by chance): accidental, serendipitous; See also Thesaurus:accidental
Antonyms
- (existing as an accident): inevitable, necessary, impossible; See also Thesaurus:inevitable
- (occurring by chance): inevitable, intentional; See also Thesaurus:intentional
Derived terms
- incidental expense
- incidentally
- incidental music
Related terms
- incident
- incidence
Translations
Noun
incidental (plural incidentals)
- Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.
- She's costing us a lot in incidentals.
- Something that is incidental.
Translations
Anagrams
- anticlined
Portuguese
Adjective
incidental m or f (plural incidentais, comparable)
- incidental (existing by chance)
Romanian
Etymology
From French incidentel
Adjective
incidental m or n (feminine singular incidental?, masculine plural incidentali, feminine and neuter plural incidentale)
- incidental
Declension
Spanish
Adjective
incidental (plural incidentales)
- incidental (existing by chance)
incidental From the web:
- what incidental means
- what incidental learning
- what incidental costs means
- what's incidental music
- what incidental disclosure means
- what's incidental fee
- what incidental charges
- what's incidental physical activity
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