Accidental vs. Occidental
Accidentaladjective
Not essential; incidental, secondary.
Accidentaladjective
(philosophy) Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
Accidentaladjective
(music) Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
Accidentaladjective
Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
Accidentaladjective
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
Accidentaladjective
(geometry) Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
Accidentalnoun
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
Accidentalnoun
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.
Accidentalnoun
(music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
Accidentaladjective
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.
Accidentaladjective
Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play.
Accidentalnoun
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
Accidentalnoun
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.
Accidentalnoun
A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
Accidentalnoun
a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
Accidentaladjective
associated by chance and not an integral part;
Accidentaladjective
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance;
Accidentaladjective
without intention (especially resulting from heedless action);
Accidentaladjective
happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly
Accidentaladjective
incidental; subsidiary
Accidentaladjective
(in Aristotelian thought) relating to or denoting properties which are not essential to a thing's nature.
Accidentalnoun
a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note
Accidentalnoun
another term for vagrant
Occidentaladjective
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
Occidentaladjective
Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality.
Occidentalnoun
A Western Christian of the Latin rite
Occidentaladjective
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; - opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
Occidentaladjective
Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; - used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.
Occidentalnoun
a native inhabitant of the Occident
Occidentalnoun
an artificial language
Occidentaladjective
denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere;
Occidentaladjective
relating to the countries of the West
Occidentalnoun
a native or inhabitant of the West
