noun Download 🔗Share A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally. Examples : "His new haircut was an accidental; he'd meant to trim it a little, but the scissors slipped. " property outcome philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow. Examples : "The accidental highlights on the painting, created by the sunlight streaming through the window, made certain details stand out dramatically. " appearance art physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note. Examples : "The accidental sharp before the G in the melody made the song sound slightly different. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation or capitalization. Examples : "The accidental in the essay was the incorrect use of commas. " grammar writing language linguistics word structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Not essential; incidental, secondary. Examples : "His late arrival to school was accidental; the bus was delayed, not part of his usual routine. " quality event situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought). Examples : "The extra homework assignment was accidental; it wasn't part of the regular curriculum. " philosophy nature quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature. Examples : "The pianist played an accidental sharp on the C, briefly departing from the key signature. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional. Examples : "I have accidental meetings with my neighbor at the grocery store sometimes. " event possibility outcome action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. Examples : "The broken vase was an accidental result of the clumsy child's play. " outcome event action situation possibility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space. Examples : "The accidental intersection of the two paths on the graph created a double point with two distinct tangent planes. " math space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading