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Meaning of 'incidence' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incidence [ n.]
- A falling on or upon; an incident; an event.
- The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface.

Meaning of 'incidence' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incidence [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the striking of a light beam on a surface
Example in sentence:
  • he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light

Nearby Words:

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