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Pronunciation
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Etymology
From L. incidentem.

Noun
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1. An event or occurrence
2. A relatively minor event that is incidental to, or related to others
3. An event that causes an interruption or a crisis

Translations
trans-top|event or occurrence
Danish: begivenhed c
Finnish: tapaus, tapahtuma
Japanese: 事故 (jiko)
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Korean: 사건 (sageon)
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trans-top|minor event incidental to others
Finnish: tapaus
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trans-top|event causing interruption or crisis
Finnish: välikohtaus, selkkaus
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Adjective
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1. Arising as the result of an event

#physics (of a stream of particles or radiation) falling on or striking a surface (e.g. "The incident light illuminated the surface.")

Derived terms
aviation incident
coincident

Translations
trans-top|arising as the result of an event
Finnish: johtuva
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trans-top|physics: falling on a surface
Finnish: lankeava
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ttbc|Dutch: voorval n, incident n
ttbc|Estonian: vahejuhtum
ttbc|German: Vorfall
ttbc|Icelandic: Atburður
ttbc|Telugu: సంఘటన, జరిగిన సంగతి, కథ
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See also
accident

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