Definition of "incident"

incident

/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/

noun
plural incidents
1. (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
2. A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
3. An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
adjective
not comparable
1. Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
2. (physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
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.
  Quotations
  As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered.
  1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes], published 1611, (please specify the page)
4. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
  Quotations
  All chances incident to mans frail life.
  1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], page 43
  the studies incident to his profession
  17th century, Richard Milward, "Preface" to Seldeniana
  The Vives, like the strangles, is most incident to young horses, and usually proceeds from the same causes, such as catching cold, being over-heated, or over-worked, about the time of shedding their teeth.
  1816, Richard Lawrence, The complete farrier, and British sportsman, page 245
5. (law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.

Definition of "incident"

incident

noun

adjective

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