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Synonyms
in·ci·dent (ĭńsĭ-dənt)

[Middle English, from Old French, apt to happen, an incident, from Latin incidēns, incident- present participle of incidere, to happen, in-, on; see in–2, + cadere, to fall.]

noun 

  1. A definite and separate occurrence; an event. See synonyms at occurrence
  2. A usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another.
  3. Something contingent on or related to something else.
  4. An occurrence or event that interrupts normal procedure or precipitates a crisis: an international incident.

adjective 

  1. Tending to arise or occur as a result or accompaniment: “There is a professional melancholy . . . incident to the occupation of a tailor” (Charles Lamb)
  2. Related to or dependent on another thing.
  3. Physics Falling upon or striking a surface: incident radiation.