NOUN | event | incident | a single distinct event |
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state | incident | a public disturbance | |
ADJECTIVE | pert | incident | falling or striking of light rays on something |
all | incident, incidental | (sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence |
Sounds | ih'nsahdahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | falling or striking of light rays on something. | |
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Example | "incident light" | |
Spanish | incidente | |
Nouns | incidence | the striking of a light beam on a surface |
Meaning | (sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | incidental | |
Narrower | omissible | capable of being left out |
parenthetic, parenthetical | Qualifying or explaining | |
peripheral | related to the key issue but not of central importance | |
secondary | Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary | |
Opposite | basic | pertaining to or constituting / constituting a base or basis |
Spanish | circunstancial, incidental | |
Catalan | circumstancial, incidental |
Meaning | A single distinct event. | |
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Part of | episode | A happening that is distinctive in a series of related events |
Narrower | cause celebre | An incident that attracts great public attention |
infection, contagion, transmission | An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted | |
scene | An incident (real or imaginary) | |
sideshow | A subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event | |
Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
Spanish | incidente | |
Catalan | incident |
Meaning | A public disturbance. | |
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Example | "the police investigated an incident at the bus station" | |
Broader | disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | A disorderly outburst or tumult |
Spanish | incidente | |
Catalan | incident |
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