English-Thai Dictionary

incidence

N อัตราการเกิด  frequency rate ad-tra-kan-koed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCIDENCE

n.[L. incidens; incido, to fall on; in and cado, to fall. ] 1. Literally, a falling on; whence, an accident or casualty.
2. The manner of falling on, or the direction in which one body falls on or strikes another. The angle which the line of falling, or the direction of a moving body striking another, makes with the place struck, is called the angle of incidence. When rays of light striking a body are reflected, the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are equal.
In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of refractions.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INCIDENCE

In "ci *dence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incidence. ]

 

1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.

 

2. (Physics )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

incidence

in ci dence |ˈinsidəns ˈɪnsəd (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 the occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or something else undesirable: an increased incidence of cancer. • the way in which the burden of a tax falls upon the population: the entire incidence falls on the workers. 2 Physics the intersection of a line, or something moving in a straight line, such as a beam of light, with a surface. See also angle of incidence. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a casual or subordinate event or circumstance ): from Old French, or from medieval Latin incidentia, from Latin incidere ‘fall upon, happen to ’ (see incident ). Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent. usage: Incidence and incidents sound the same, but incidence is more often used in technical contexts, referring to the frequency with which something occurs: increased ultraviolet light is likely to cause increased incidence of skin cancer. Incidents is simply the plural of incident, an event: the police are supposed to investigate any incidents of domestic violence. The form incidences should be avoided.

 

Oxford Dictionary

incidence

in ¦ci |dence |ˈɪnsɪd (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 the occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or other undesirable thing: an increased incidence of cancer. • the way in which the burden of a tax falls upon the population: the entire incidence falls on the workers. 2 [ mass noun ] Physics the intersection of a line, or something moving in a straight line, such as a beam of light, with a surface. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a casual or subordinate event ): from Old French, or from medieval Latin incidentia, from Latin incidere ‘fall upon, happen to ’ (see incident ). Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

incidence

incidence noun an increased incidence of heart disease: occurrence, prevalence; rate, frequency; amount, degree, extent.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

incidence

incidence noun an increased incidence of heart disease in women in their thirties: occurrence, prevalence, commonness; rate, frequency; amount, degree, quantity, extent.

 

French Dictionary

incidence

incidence n. f. nom féminin 1 Effet, conséquence. : L ’incidence des taux d ’intérêt sur le cours du dollar, sur les prix. SYNONYME répercussion ; suite . 2 médecine Nombre de nouveaux cas d ’une maladie, ou de personnes qui sont tombées malades, pendant une période donnée et dans une population déterminée. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom prévalence, nombre total de cas d ’une maladie, anciens et nouveaux. FORME FAUTIVE incidence. Anglicisme au sens de fréquence. : La fréquence (et non l ’*incidence ) des accidents de la route a encore augmenté.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

incidence

in ci dence /ɪ́nsɪd (ə )ns /名詞 1 U C (病気 事件などの )発生 (範囲 [率 ])▸ the widespread incidence of crime 犯罪の広い範囲にわたる発生 ▸ a high incidence of lung cancer 肺癌 （がん ）の高率の発生 2 U C (税の )負担 (範囲 ).3 U 〘物理 〙入射, 投射 ▸ the angle of incidence 入射角, 仰角