coincident
/koʊˈɪnsəd(ə)nt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of two or more events: occurring at the same time; contemporaneous.
Example Sentences
- "It is neceſſary therefore that this nevv created or replaced thing do not onely fill ſome part of the Space [i.e. “imaginary space”] above-mentioned, or be coincident and coextended vvith it, but alſo, that it have no dependance upon our thought."
- "[T]he ſides of the angles A and D are coincident; vvherefore thoſe angles are equall. VVhich vvas to be Dem[onstrated]."
- "[A]ll the Colours of the ſame Ring muſt be coincident, and by their mixture exhibit a vvhite Ring."
- "Hitherto, the Universe of stars has always been considered as coincident with the Universe proper, as I have defined it in the commencement of this Discourse. It has always been either directly or indirectly assumed—at least since the dawn of intelligible Astronomy—that, were it possible for us to attain any given point in space, we should still find, on all sides of us, an interminable succession of stars."
- "On each soft side [of the White Whale]—coincident with the parted swell, that but once leaving him, then flowed so wide away—on each bright side, the whale shed off enticings."
- "The primary cause of the ocean currents, and of the prevailing winds which are associated with them, is the rotation of the earth. The plot of the Atlantic currents and Atlantic winds is almost, though not quite, coincident."
Etymology
The adjective is borrowed from French coïncident, from Medieval Latin coincidentem, an accusative singular form of Latin coincidēns (“coinciding”), the present active participle of coincidō (“to coincide”), from co- (variant of con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects)) + incidō (“to fall into any condition”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”)). The noun is derived from the adjective.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ḱh₂d-, coïncident, coincidentem, coincidēns
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /koʊˈɪnsəd(ə)nt/
- British English: /kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt/