Accidental in English
- 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. Robertson; “they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his 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”
- 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”
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- An accidental is a musical notation symbol used to raise or lower the pitch of a note.
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- A sharp, flat, or natural not included in the given key.
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- A sharp, flat or natural given to a note that is not indicated in the key signature
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- A musical notation sign that precedes a note. The most common accidentals are: flat (b), sharp (#), double flat, double sharp and a natural. A flat lowers a note by one-half step; a double flat lowers it by a full step. A sharp raises a note by one-half step; a double sharp raises it by a full step. A natural negates whatever previous accidental appeared in front of the note.
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- Term used to describe a bird or bird species when it shows up outside of its normal range. The Purple Martin was recorded as an accidental species in the state of Alaska when it was collected there about several hundreds of miles north of its normal breeding range. In contrast, when it is observed in Alberta, it is not an accidental species, but rather a summer resident.
www.purplemartin.org/main/Terminology.html
- an animal that has been seen only a few (usually less than 12) times within a restricted geographical area.
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- an alteration of the pitch by the addition of a symbol before the notehead to indicate the raising or lowering of the pitch by a prescribed number of half-steps (as indicated by the type of symbol used). The following are examples of accidentals: sharps, flats, double sharps, double flats or naturals .
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- in biogeography, used to describe a rare record of an animal outside its normal geographic distribution caused by unknown circumstances
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- signs indicating the normal pitch is to be raised or lowered
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- a sign of chromatic alteration used for single notes or measures, as opposed to those given in the key signature. The English names of accidentals are sharp, flat, double sharp, double flat, and natural.
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- Note pitches often range outside of the tonal center defined by the key signature. An accidental shifts its associated note up (sharp) or down (flat) by 1/2 step. Accidentals may also be doubled. An accidental remains effective only for the remainder of the measure in which it appears. A natural "cancels" a note's current accidental.
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- A species that is not expected to occur again or that occurs very infrequently.
www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/stcroix/methods.htm
- In a musical scale, the accidentals are the extra sharp and flat notes that are not part of the diatonic series. For example, in the key of C on the piano, the accidentals are the black keys.
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- A note played sharp, flat, or natural despite its being listed as otherwise in the score's key signature (image). Accidental markings last only until the end of the measure in which they are first displayed, and so must be reinstated by the scorer in each measure that they are used — tie notes excepted. …
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- An animal in a cave accidentally. One that does not usually live in a cave but is there usually by either falling, or being washed in. Usually short lived.
www.southeasternoutdoors.com/outdoors/caving/caving-terms.html
- A mineral which can only occasionally be found in a given rock, and which usually does not appear at all
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- A notational sign in a score indicating that a specific note is to be played as a flat, sharp, or natural. The most common accidentals (flats and sharps) correspond to the five black notes in each octave of the keyboard.
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- The general term refering to the use of the sharp, flat, or natural.
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- Notational symbol used to raise or lower a pitch, particularly in the case of altering the pitches called for by the key signature. The accidentals are sharp ( ), flat ( ), and natural ( ); you sometimes also encounter a double sharp and a double flat.
hector.ucdavis.edu/Music10/Glossary/A.htm
- Uncommon visitor, arriving only when blown off course or disorientated.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk/worldwidebirdsites/Glossary.htm
Accidental in Russian
- случайный; несущественный; 2. несущественное условие (сделки, договора); ~ damage неумышленный ущерб; ~ death benefit положение в страховом полисе, предусматривающее случайную смерть.
www.miripravo.ru/voc/voc_e/a_am.htm
Accidental in Spanish