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Meaning ofaccidentalin English

accidental

Pluralaccidentals

Definitions

Adjective
1. happening unexpectedly; unintentional
  The driver's accidental swerve caused a minor accident.
2. occurring by chance; occasional
  The tourists stumbled upon an accidental festival celebration.
3. nonessential; inessential; incidental
  The company's accidental discovery led to a new product line.
4. not inherent; secondary
  The researcher identified an accidental variable in the experiment.
5. not fundamental to nature
  The policy's accidental consequence was a significant increase in costs.
6. altered by semitones (music)
  The musician intentionally used accidental notes to create tension.
Noun
1. a nonessential property
  The artist's accidental brushstroke created a unique effect.
2. a sharp, flat, or natural (music notation)
  The linguist studied the accidental errors in language acquisition.