noun🔗ShareA property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally."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. "thingqualityeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThose 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."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. "artappearancephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note."The sheet music had a lot of accidentals, making the melody sound much more complex than it initially appeared. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePart of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation or capitalization."The teacher marked down points for accidentals like missing commas and misspelled words in my essay. "grammarlanguagewritinglinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
