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incident
noun
something
that
happens
,
especially
something
unexpected
or
unpleasant
•
A
minor
incident
at
the
airport
delayed
the
flight
for
an
hour
.
A
minor
incident
at
the
airport
delayed
the
flight
for
an
hour
.
•
The
class
laughed
off
the
small
incident
when
the
projector
stopped
working
.
The
class
laughed
off
the
small
incident
when
the
projector
stopped
working
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
‘
incident-
’,
present
participle
of
‘
incidere
’
meaning
‘
to
fall
upon
,
happen
’.
noun
a
violent
or
disruptive
event
that
draws
official
attention
or
requires
police
or
military
action
•
Soldiers
were
dispatched
after
a
border
incident
left
two
guards
injured
.
Soldiers
were
dispatched
after
a
border
incident
left
two
guards
injured
.
•
Police
described
the
nightclub
shooting
as
an
isolated
incident
.
Police
described
the
nightclub
shooting
as
an
isolated
incident
.
adjective
incoming
toward
something
,
especially
of
a
beam
of
light
,
energy
,
or
particle
that
strikes
a
surface
•
The
angle
between
the
incident
ray
and
the
normal
is
measured
with
a
protractor
.
The
angle
between
the
incident
ray
and
the
normal
is
measured
with
a
protractor
.
•
Sensors
detect
incident
radiation
before
it
is
absorbed
by
the
material
.
Sensors
detect
incident
radiation
before
it
is
absorbed
by
the
material
.
