1. A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally. He conceived it just that accidentals . . . should sink with the substance of the accusation. Fuller.
2. pl. (Paint.)
Defn: 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.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
ACCIDENTALISM
Ac`ci*den"tal*ism, n.
Defn: Accidental character or effect. Ruskin.
ACCIDENTALITY
Ac`ci*den*tal"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being accidental; accidentalness. [R.]
Coleridge.
ACCIDENTALLY
Ac`ci*den"tal*ly, adv.