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incident

incident

2 8.4
Falling on a surface, as a beam of light does
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪnsɪdənt/
  • Specialized
: incidente
  • The scientist recorded the angle of the incident beam as it hit the prism.

Examples

  • So it it's not dependent on the total energy incident on the, on the photoelectric cell.

  • As I move the incident beam up, this dot is moving in.

  • So we have the incident ray comes here and goes away.

  • Consider an incident particle on a potential.

  • Yes, if the energy of the incident photon is.

  • You measure the momentum of the incident particle P of the proton.

  • The incident light creates shadows on the wall.

  • To understand the experiment, we must analyze the incident radiation striking the surface.

Compounds

1 7.7

An event where police officers take part, often causing public or legal concern

An illegal taking of birds from places like parks or zoos

Shart incident
  • Offensive
9.9

An embarrassing accident when someone poops while trying to fart

How Direct

normal
  • Specialized
2 7.0
incident
  • Specialized
2 8.4
oblique
6 7.5
grazing
1 3.7

Surface Forms

incident positive

Etymology

Incident (about light or particles) comes from the Latin incidere 'to fall on', from in- 'on' and cadere 'to fall'. So incident light is simply light that 'falls on' or strikes a surface, which is why scientists call it 'incident' light.