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(ɪnsɪdəns)
Word forms: plural incidences
variable noun
The incidence of something bad, such as a disease, is the frequency with which it occurs, or the occasions when it occurs.
The incidence of breast cancer increases with age. [+ of]
...the high incidence of child mortality.
...a couple of isolated incidences.
Synonyms: prevalence, frequency, occurrence, rate More Synonyms of incidence

incidence in British English

(ˈɪnsɪdəns)
noun
1. 
degree, extent, or frequency of occurrence; amount
a high incidence of death from pneumonia
2. 
the act or manner of impinging on or affecting by proximity or influence
3.  physics
the arrival of a beam of light or particles at a surface
See also angle of incidence
4.  geometry
the partial coincidence of two configurations, such as a point that lies on a circle

incidence in American English

(ˈɪnsədəns)
noun
1. 
the act, fact, or manner of falling upon or influencing
2. 
the degree or range of occurrence or effect; extent of influence
3.  Informal
an individual or particular occurrence or happening; instance or occasion
several incidences of the disease in our village
4.  Geometry
partial coincidence between two figures, as of a line and a point contained in it
5.  Physics
a. 
the falling of a line, or a ray of light, projectile, etc. moving in a line, on a surface
b. 
the direction of such falling
angle of incidence
Word origin
ME (North) < OFr < LL incidentia

Examples of 'incidence' in a sentence
incidence

And hope has been rising far faster in recent years than the incidence of cancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This age group has the lowest incidence of complications.
The Sun (2008)
But he found that all the chefs he surveyed experienced this high incidence of distress.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is improved hygiene and understanding of the spread of diseases that has reduced the incidence and fatality of illness.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Statistics on adoption, cancer incidence and injury deaths will be ditched.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Excess fat is thought to be responsible for the high incidence of heart disease in Western countries.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
As the rising incidence of skin cancer attests, sunbathing can indeed be hazardous to your health.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
There's also evidence that vegetarians suffer a lower incidence of osteoporosis.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
For dietary recommendations intended to reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease, see cardiovascular disease.
Mayes, Adrienne The Dictionary of Nutritional Health (1986)
The highest incidence of headaches and migraine is in those on the Pill.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
The numbers of women smokers is actually higher but they have a lower incidence of lung cancer than British women.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Since their establishment, there has been a significant drop in both the incidence of cervical cancer and deaths from the disease.
The Sun (2011)
When individuals leave the cluster for a life with more unknowns, their incidence of disease reaches that in the culture they enter.
Siegel, Bernie S. (MD) Love, Medicine and Miracles (1990)
Hanging on an open fence like this allows the breeze to blow through, which dries the leaves and reduces the incidence of disease attack.
The Sun (2009)
The further a country is from the equator, the weaker the sunlight in winter, and the worse the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
incidence

British English: incidence NOUN
The incidence of something bad is the frequency with which it occurs, or the occasions when it occurs.
The incidence of breast cancer increases with age.
  • American English: incidence
  • Brazilian Portuguese: incidência
  • Chinese: 发生率尤指坏事的
  • European Spanish: incidencia
  • French: fréquence
  • German: Häufigkeit
  • Italian: incidenza
  • Japanese: 発生率
  • Korean: 발생 정도
  • European Portuguese: incidência
  • Latin American Spanish: incidencia

Chinese translation of 'incidence'

incidence

(ˈɪnsɪdns)

n (c/u)

  1. [of crime, disease] 发(發)生率 (fāshēnglǜ)
(noun) 
Definition
extent or frequency of occurrence
The incidence of breast cancer increases with age.
Synonyms
prevalence
the prevalence of asthma in Britain and Western Europe
frequency
The cars broke down with increasing frequency.
occurrence
rate
amount
I still do a certain amount of work for them.
degree
They achieved varying degrees of success.
extent
The full extent of the losses was revealed yesterday.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of amount
Definition
extent or quantity
I still do a certain amount of work for them.
Synonyms
quantity,
lot,
measure,
size,
supply,
mass,
volume,
capacity,
extent,
bulk,
number,
magnitude,
expanse
in the sense of degree
Definition
a stage in a scale of relative amount or intensity
They achieved varying degrees of success.
Synonyms
amount,
measure,
rate,
level,
stage,
extent,
grade,
proportion,
gradation
in the sense of extent
Definition
the degree or amount to which something applies
The full extent of the losses was revealed yesterday.
Synonyms
magnitude,
amount,
degree,
scale,
level,
measure,
stretch,
quantity,
bulk,
duration,
expanse,
amplitude

Synonyms of 'incidence'

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