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View usage for: (ɪnsɪdəns) Word forms: plural incidencesvariable nounThe 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) noun1. 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) noun1. 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. Physicsa. 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 incidentiaExamples of 'incidence' in a sentenceincidence And hope has been rising far faster in recent years than the incidence of cancer.This age group has the lowest incidence of complications.But he found that all the chefs he surveyed experienced this high incidence of distress.It is improved hygiene and understanding of the spread of diseases that has reduced the incidence and fatality of illness.Statistics on adoption, cancer incidence and injury deaths will be ditched.Excess fat is thought to be responsible for the high incidence of heart disease in Western countries.As the rising incidence of skin cancer attests, sunbathing can indeed be hazardous to your health.There's also evidence that vegetarians suffer a lower incidence of osteoporosis.For dietary recommendations intended to reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease, see cardiovascular disease.The highest incidence of headaches and migraine is in those on the Pill.The numbers of women smokers is actually higher but they have a lower incidence of lung cancer than British women.Since their establishment, there has been a significant drop in both the incidence of cervical cancer and deaths from the disease.When individuals leave the cluster for a life with more unknowns, their incidence of disease reaches that in the culture they enter.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 further a country is from the equator, the weaker the sunlight in winter, and the worse the incidence of cardiovascular disease. In other languagesincidence 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' n (c/u) - [of crime, disease]
发(發)生率 (fāshēnglǜ)
Definition extent or frequency of occurrence The incidence of breast cancer increases with age. Additional synonymsDefinition 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, expanseDefinition 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, gradationDefinition 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 |