without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"
A sign indicating that a particlar note is played sharper or flatter than normal for the key signature of the piece It refers to the bar where it occurs and not to any subsequent bars, unless it is repeated there
A comprehensive term for a sharp, a double sharp, a flat, a double flat, or a natural Accidentals are used to raise, lower, or return a note to its normal pitch An accidental placed against a note applies also to all subsequent repetitions of that note (if any) in the same measure, unless cancelled by another accidental
An animal accidentally living in a cave, and not a normal resident Usually fallen or washed into cave Could be drawn in by cave breathing cf Cavernicole, Troglobite Cave - Biota Ref JJ
Robertson; "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw inhis character" occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence
An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate. deliberate + accidentally ac·ci·den·tal·ly A policeman accidentally killed his two best friends with a single bullet A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally. deliberately. happening without being planned or intended deliberate
Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow
a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"
associated by chance and not an integral part; "poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W