Definitions
1.nounAn event or occurrence."It was an incident that he hoped to forget."
2.nounA (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
3.nounAn event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
4.adjectiveArising as the result of an event, inherent.
5.adjective(of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface."The incident light illuminated the surface."
6.adjectiveComing or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
7.adjectiveLiable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
8.adjectiveDependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.