noun Download 🔗Share A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally. Examples : "Her successes in the math competition were largely due to diligent study, but some accidentals, like the difficulty of the problems that year, also played a small role. " thing quality event 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 artist studied the photograph, noting how the accidentals caused by the late afternoon sun highlighted the wrinkles on the old woman's face and deepened the shadows under her eyes. " art appearance 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 sheet music had a lot of accidentals, making the melody sound much more complex than it initially appeared. " 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 teacher marked down points for accidentals like missing commas and misspelled words in my essay. " grammar language writing linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
