incident (noun)

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• incident — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ little, minor, small, trivial (esp. BrE) ▪ further ▪ After …   Collocations dictionary

• incident — ► NOUN 1) an event or occurrence. 2) a violent event, such as an attack. 3) the occurrence of dangerous or exciting events: the plane landed without incident. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (incident to) resulting from. 2) (of light or other radiation) falling …   English terms dictionary

• incident room — incident centre, incident office or incident room noun A temporary establishment set up near the scene of a crime, disaster or unrest, etc by the police or army in order to collect information and monitor the situation • • • Main Entry: ↑incident …   Useful english dictionary

• incident — incident, incidental adjectives. Incident has been almost entirely replaced as an adjective by incidental, so that a sentence such as Those in the highest station have their incident cares and troubles now sounds decidedly dated. This freeing of… …   Modern English usage

• incident — in·ci·dent 1 / in sə dənt, ˌdənt/ n 1: a distinct occurrence or event an incident of sexual harassment 2: a subordinate, dependent, or consequential element the search was a legitimate incident to the arrest child support and other incident s of… …   Law dictionary

• incident centre — incident centre, incident office or incident room noun A temporary establishment set up near the scene of a crime, disaster or unrest, etc by the police or army in order to collect information and monitor the situation • • • Main Entry: ↑incident …   Useful english dictionary

• incident office — incident centre, incident office or incident room noun A temporary establishment set up near the scene of a crime, disaster or unrest, etc by the police or army in order to collect information and monitor the situation • • • Main Entry: ↑incident …   Useful english dictionary

• incident ray — UK US noun [countable] [singular incident ray plural incident rays] physics a ray of light that hits a surface Thesaurus: specific types of …   Useful english dictionary

• incident — noun 1》 an event or occurrence; an instance of something happening.     ↘a violent event, such as an assault or skirmish. 2》 Law a privilege, burden, or right attaching to an office, estate, or other holding. adjective 1》 (incident to) liable to… …   English new terms dictionary

• incident — noun 1) incidents in his youth Syn: event, occurrence, episode, experience, happening, occasion, proceeding, eventuality, affair, business; adventure, exploit, escapade; matter, circumstance, fact, development …   Thesaurus of popular words

• incident — noun 1) incidents in his youth Syn: event, occurrence, episode, happening, affair, business, adventure, exploit, escapade 2) police are investigating another incident Syn: disturbance …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary