incident

n.

1. A definite and separate occurrence; an event. See synonyms at occurrence.
2. A usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another.
3. Something contingent on or related to something else.
4. An occurrence or event that interrupts normal procedure or precipitates a crisis: an international incident.

adj.

1. Tending to arise or occur as a result or accompaniment: “There is a professional melancholy . . . incident to the occupation of a tailor” (Charles Lamb).
2. Related to or dependent on another thing.
3. Physics. Falling upon or striking a surface: incident radiation.

[Middle English, from Old French, apt to happen, an incident, from Latin incidēns, incident-, present participle of incidere, to happen : in-, on; see in–² + cadere, to fall.]

noun

1. Something that happens: circumstance, event, happening, occasion, occurrence, thing. See happen.
2. Something significant that happens: circumstance, development, episode, event, happening, news, occasion, occurrence, thing. See happen.

Impinging upon, as incident radiation.

(DOD) In information operations, an assessed event of attempted entry, unauthorized entry, or an information attack on an automated information system. It includes unauthorized probing and browsing; disruption or denial of service; altered or destroyed input, processing, storage, or output of information; or changes to information system hardware, firmware, or software characteristics with or without the users' knowledge, instruction, or intent. See also information operations.

IN BRIEF: n. - A single distinct event; A public disturbance. adj. - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; Falling or striking of light rays on something.

Did you have to explain the incident to the police?

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hændelse, episode, begivenhed, tilfælde
adj. - som hører til, som følger med

idioms:

• incident room    forhørslokale

Nederlands (Dutch)
incident, gebeurtenis, invallend, afhankelijk, verbonden (met)

Français (French)
n. - incident, épisode, agression
adj. - propre à, (Phys) incident

idioms:

• incident room    (GB) bureau des enquêteurs

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zwischenfall, Vorfall, Episode
adj. - verbunden mit, einfallend

idioms:

• incident room    Polizeizentrum zur Verbrechensuntersuchung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιστατικό, επεισόδιο, περιπέτεια, συμβάν
adj. - παρεπόμενος, περιστασιακός, συγκυριακός, παρεμπίπτων

idioms:

• incident room    κέντρο δράσης (σε σχέση με συγκεκριμένη υπόθεση της αστυνομίας)

Italiano (Italian)
incidente

idioms:

• incident room    stanza usata dalla polizia nel trattare crimini speciali

Português (Portuguese)
n. - incidente (m)
adj. - ligado, provável

idioms:

• incident room    delegacia de polícia local

Русский (Russian)
инцидент, случай, присущий, случайный

idioms:

• incident room    помещение, занимаемое полицией для расследования на месте

Español (Spanish)
n. - incidente, episodio, suceso
adj. - incidente, concomitante, fortuito

idioms:

• incident room    centro de coordinación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - händelse, scen, olycka, bråk
adj. - infallande (fys.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
事件, 事变, 附带的, 外来的, 易于发生的

idioms:

• incident room    警察处理暴力事件时用的暴力室, 暴力间

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 事件, 事變
adj. - 附帶的, 外來的, 易於發生的

idioms:

• incident room    警察處理暴力事件時用的暴力室, 暴力間

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일어난 일, 부수사건, 삽화, 부대조건
adj. - 일어나기 쉬운, 부수적인, 투사의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 起こりやすい, ありがちな, 付帯的な, 付随する
n. - 出来事, 付随事件, 事変, 事件

idioms:

• incident room    治療室

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حادث, حدث (صفه) عرضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תקרית, מאורע‬
adj. - ‮כרוך ב-, מהווה חלק מ-, קשור ל-‬

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