Defn: Untamable. [R.]
INCIDE
In*cide", v. t. Etym: [L. incidere; pref. in- in + caedere to cut.
See Concise, and cf. Incise.]
Defn: To cut; to separate and remove; to resolve or break up, as by medicines. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.
INCIDENCE
In"ci*dence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incidence.]
1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
2. (Physics)
Defn: The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface. In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of refractions. Sir I. Newton. Angle of incidence, the angle which a ray of light, or the line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the complement of this angle. — Line of incidence, the line in the direction of which a surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.
INCIDENCY
In"ci*den*cy, n.
Defn: Incidence. [Obs.] Shak.
INCIDENT In"ci*dent, a. Etym: [L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of incidere to fall into or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See Cadence.]