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発音

• IPA: /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/, /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/
  • (米国発音) IPA: (nasal flap) [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl], (enunciated) [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl]

形容詞

incidental (comparative more incidental, superlative most incidental)

1. Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.

   That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.

   incidental evidence

2. Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence.

   Injuries are incidental to contact sports: they're going to happen.

3. Occurring by chance.
4. (physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).

同意語

• (existing as an accident): accidental, contingent; See also Thesaurus:circumstantial
• (occurring by chance): accidental, serendipitous; See also Thesaurus:accidental

反意語

• (antonym(s) of “existing as an accident”): inevitable, necessary, impossible; See also Thesaurus:inevitable
• (antonym(s) of “occurring by chance”): inevitable, intentional; See also Thesaurus:intentional

派生語

関連する語

• incident
• incidence

名詞

incidental (plural incidentals)

1. Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.

   She's costing us a lot in incidentals.

2. Something that is incidental.

アナグラム

• anticlined