incidental

adjective · nounB2

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Tính từ

adjective

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).

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

incidentals

1.
Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.
She's costing us a lot in incidentals.
2.
Something that is incidental.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

accidental contingent serendipitous

Trái nghĩa

inevitable necessary impossibleintentional

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