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incidence

in·ci·dence
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-si-duh ns]
    • /ˈɪn sɪ dəns/
    • /ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-si-duh ns]
    • /ˈɪn sɪ dəns/

Definitions of incidence word

  • noun incidence the rate or range of occurrence or influence of something, especially of something unwanted: the high incidence of heart disease in men over 40. 1
  • noun incidence a falling upon, affecting, or befalling; occurrence: The incidence of murder that Sunday afternoon shocked the sleepy village. 1
  • noun incidence Optics, Physics. the striking of a ray of light, beam of electrons, etc., on a surface, or the direction of striking. angle of incidence (def 1). 1
  • noun incidence the fact or the manner of being incident. 1
  • noun incidence Geometry. partial coincidence of two figures, as of a line and a plane containing it. 1
  • noun incidence The occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or something else undesirable. 1
See all 24 definitions of incidence

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Origin of incidence

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word incidentia. See incident, -ence

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Parts of speech for Incidence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Incidence

incidence popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for incidence

noun incidence

  • prevalence — the condition of being prevalent, or widespread: the prevalence of AIDS in developing countries.
  • proportion — comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
  • rate — the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
  • frequency — Also, frequence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence: We are alarmed by the frequency of fires in the neighborhood.
  • percentage — a rate or proportion per hundred.
All 15 Synonyms of incidence

Antonyms for incidence

noun incidence

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
Just one Antonym for incidence

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Related words

  • angle of incidence

    the angle that a line or beam of radiation makes with the normal to the surface at the point of incidence

  • critical angle

    the smallest possible angle of incidence for which light rays are totally reflected at an interface between substances of different refractive index

  • decalage

    the difference between the angles of incidence of the upper and lower wings of a biplane: A biplane has positive decalage if the angle of incidence of the upper wing is greater than that of the lower wing and negative decalage when the lower wing has the greater angle.

  • law of reflection

    the principle that when a ray of light, radar pulse, or the like, is reflected from a smooth surface the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence, and the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.

  • law of refraction

    the principle that for a ray, radar pulse, or the like, that is incident on the interface of two media, the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is equal to the ratio of the velocity of the ray in the first medium to the velocity in the second medium and the incident ray, refracted ray, and normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.

  • angle of attack

    the acute angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the undisturbed relative airflow
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