accidental point

accidental point
A point on the horizon at which two parallel lines appear to meet.

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  • Accidental point — Accidental Ac ci*den tal, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. [1913 Webster] 2. Nonessential;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accidental — Ac ci*den tal, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. [1913 Webster] 2. Nonessential; not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accidental chords — Accidental Ac ci*den tal, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. [1913 Webster] 2. Nonessential;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accidental colors — Accidental Ac ci*den tal, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. [1913 Webster] 2. Nonessential;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accidental lights — Accidental Ac ci*den tal, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. [1913 Webster] 2. Nonessential;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accidental Common Vocal — Chord Chord (k[^o]rd), n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh . In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See {Cord}.] 1. The string of a musical instrument. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accidental ascendant — In Horary astrology, an accidental ascendant is determined according to the time and date of the question that is being asked, and the querent s is rotated to the point where the Ascendant of the native s horoscope becomes the sign and degree of… …   Wikipedia

  • Point Pinole Regional Shoreline — The Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is a regional park on the shores of the San Pablo Bay, California (the northern arm of the San Francisco Bay). It is approximately 9 km² (2320 acres) in area, and is operated by the East Bay Regional Park… …   Wikipedia

  • accidental — adj 1. unintentional, unintended, unpremeditated, unplanned, undesigned; unwitting, unthinking; unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for; chance, fortuitous, serendipitous, Inf. fluky; random, stray, haphazard, casual. 2. nonessential …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • The Accidental — Infobox Book name = The Accidental image caption = Book cover, paperback edition. author = Ali Smith illustrator = cover artist = country = language = English subject = genre = publisher = Pantheon pub date = 2005 media type = Novel pages = 305… …   Wikipedia

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