Thesaurus: incidence

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1. n. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event.
2. n. The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface.
3. n. the relative frequency of occurrence of something
4. n. the striking of a light beam on a surface
5. 1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 2. (Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface. In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of refractions. Sir I. Newton. Angle of incidence, the angle which a ray of light, or the line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the complement of this angle. -- Line of incidence, the line in the direction of which a surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.
6. The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, fallson any surface.In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality ofrefractions. Sir I. Newton.Angle of incidence, the angle which a ray of light, or the line ofincidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes with aperpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the complement of thisangle.-- Line of incidence, the line in the direction of which a surfaceis struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.
7. n:100 n. the relative frequency of occurrence of something n. the striking of a light beam on a surface