incident

/หˆษชn.sษช.dษ™nt/

IPA: /IH1 N S AH0 D AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    An event or occurrence.

    โ€œIt was an incident that he hoped to forget.โ€

  2. 2

    A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.

  3. 3

    An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

adjective
  1. 1

    Arising as the result of an event, inherent.

  2. 2

    (of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.

    โ€œThe incident light illuminated the surface.โ€

  3. 3

    Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.

  4. 4

    Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.

  5. 5

    Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.

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