INCIDENCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the striking of a light beam on a surface
   Usage Example(s)
   • he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light
   Hypernyms(s) incidence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • optical phenomenon (what does optical phenomenon mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the relative frequency of occurrence of something
   Synonym(s)
   • relative incidence (what does relative incidence mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) incidence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • frequency (what does frequency mean?)
   • relative frequency (what does relative frequency mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • morbidity (what does morbidity mean?)