- incident⇄adj. 1. liable to happen; belonging.
Ex. Hardships are incident to the life of an explorer.
(SYN) relating.
2. falling or striking (upon).
Ex. rays of light incident upon a mirror.
3. (Especially Law.) connected with or d - incident⇄incident, noun, adjective.
- incident⇄noun 1a. a happening or event, viewed as a separate circumstance.
Ex. So carefully has the incident been planned that all concerned ... feel themselves in the power of a machine (London Times).
(SYN) occurrence, episode.
b. a troubles