accidental
adj.
casual, incidental; that happens by chance;unexpected; (Music) not in key signature
n.
effect that is not planned; unanticipated thing or circumstance; (Music) musical note whose pitch does not match the key signature
Accidental
accidental
Noun
1. a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
(hypernym) musical notation
Adjective
1. associated by chance and not an integral part; "poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W. Robertson; "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character"
(synonym) adventitious
(similar) extrinsic
2. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"
(synonym) casual, chance(a)
(similar) unplanned
3. without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"
(synonym) inadvertent
(similar) unintended
accidental
adj.
accidental, incidental; unexpected; catastrophic; haphazard; temporary, brief
Accidental
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
(n.)
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
(a.)
Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play.
(a.)
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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