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Definition of Accidental
1. Noun. A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature.
2. Adjective. Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally. "An accidental shooting"
Similar to: Unintended
Derivative terms: Accident, Inadvertence, Inadvertency
Definition of Accidental
1. a. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.
2. n. A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
Definition of Accidental
1. Adjective. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous ¹
2. Adjective. Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental ¹
3. Adjective. (context: music) Foreign to the key signature or a proper harmony. ¹
4. Noun. A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally. ¹
5. Noun. (context: painting pluralonly) 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. ¹
6. Noun. (context: music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Accidental
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Accidental
1. Something that happens unexpectedly or by chance. (18 Nov 1997)