coincident

Syllables: co·in·cid·entUK/kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt//koʊˈɪnsəd(ə)nt/

coincident adjective: of two or more objects: being in the same location.

Adjective

coincident (comparative more coincident, superlative most coincident)

Of two or more objects: being in the same location.
- 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.1656, Thomas Hobbes, “Of Body and Accident”, in anonymous translator, Elements of Philosophy, the First Section, Concerning Body. […], London: […] R[obert] & W[illiam] Leybourn for Andrew Crooke...
- [T]he ſides of the angles A and D are coincident; vvherefore thoſe angles are equall. VVhich vvas to be Dem[onstrated].1660, Euclid, “Prop[osition] VIII”, in Isaac Barrow, transl., Euclide’s Elements; […], London: […] R[oger] Daniel, for William Nealand […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 13
Of two or more events: occurring at the same time; contemporaneous.
- The 13th year of his [Darius II's] Reign vvas coincident in vvinter vvith the 20th of the Peloponneſian vvar, and the years of that vvar are ſtated by indiſputable characters, and agreed on by all Chronologers: the vvar began in ſpring, Ann[o] 1. Olymp[iad] 87, laſted 27 years, and ended Apr. 14....a. 1728 (date written), Isaac Newton, “Of the Empire of the Persians”, in The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], and J[ohn] Osborn and T[homas] Longman […]...
- Whatever the origin of her walks on the Budmouth Road, her return from those walks was often coincident with Farfrae's emergence from Corn Street for a twenty minutes' blow on that rather windy highway―just to winnow the seeds and chaff out of him before sitting down to tea, as he said.1886 May, Thomas Hardy, chapter XIX, in The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC, page 268
Of two or more things: having the same qualities; being in accordance; consonant, matching.
- [A] biſhop is he to whomſoeuer the publike cure and charge of ſoules is committed, without any limitation of place. And ſo the name of biſhop is coincident with the office of apoſtle, or any publike paſtor, doctor, or curat of the vniuerſall flocke of Chriſt.1610 October, John Foxe, “The Letter of Gregory to the Patriarch of Alexandria”, in Actes and Monuments of Matters Most Speciall and Memorable, Happening in the Church, with an Vniuersall Historie of...
- For, say they, the whole doctrine of Christianity teaches nothing but what is perfectly suitable to, and coincident with, the ruling principles; that a virtuous and well-inclined man is acted by and with the main interest that he proposes to himself.1679, Robert South, “Sermon VI. Why Christ's Doctrine was Rejected by the Jews. John VII. 17..”, in Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. […], new edition, volume I, London: […] Thomas Tegg, […]...
(obsolete) Chiefly followed by to: accompanying, concomitant, incident.
- Empires of Kings, are novv, and ever vvere / As Saluſt ſaith, co-incident to feare.1648, Robert Herrick, “Empires”, in Hesperides: Or, The Works both Humane & Divine […], London: […] John Williams, and Francis Eglesfield, and are to be sold by Tho[mas] Hunt, […], →OCLC, page 188

Noun

coincident (plural coincidents)

(obsolete) One of multiple incidents or things which coincide with each other; a concomitant.
- In truth, vve thought it (coming immediately from an infected place) an hazardous incivilitie, to put our ſelves upon them; for if any ſiniſter accident had fallen out about the ſame time (for Coincidents are not alvvaies Cauſes) vve ſhould have rued it for ever.a. 1639 (date written), Henry Wotton, “[Letters, &c. and Characters of Sundry Personages, […].] My Deare Nic. Pey.”, in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ. Or, A Collection of Lives, Letters, Poems; […], London...
- […] I despayre of ever living to see a man truely noble indeede: they may be called "My Lord;" titles and sounds and inferior trifles; but when Virtue and blood are coincidents, they both add lustre and mutual excellencys.1658 November 17 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Epistolary Correspondence.] To Edward Thurland, Esq.”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn...

coincident meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Persian

coincident in Malayalam

coinciding, concurrent, simultaneous: സമ്പാതിയായ, ആകസ്മികമായി ഒരുമിച്ചു സംഭവിക്കുന്ന, യദൃച്ഛയാ ഏകകാലത്തു സംഭവിക്കുന്ന, പരസ്പരം യോജിക്കുന്ന, ഒരുമിച്ചു വരുന്ന, ഒരേ കാലത്തു സംഭവിക്കുന്ന
in harmony, in agreement, in accord: അനുരൂപ്യമുള്ള, യോജിപ്പുള്ള, പൊരുത്തമുള്ള, ചേർച്ചയുള്ള, അനുരൂപ, ഒത്തൊരുമിപ്പുള്ള

coincident in Tagalog

of two or more events: occurring at the same time — see also contemporaneous: magkatuntong, katuntong

coincident in Persian

of two or more events: occurring at the same time — see also contemporaneous: همزمان hamzamân

Examples of coincident in a sentence

[A]ll the Colours of the ſame Ring muſt be coincident, and by their mixture exhibit a vvhite Ring.1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “[The Second Book of Opticks. Part II.] Remarks on the Foregoing Observations”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the...
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.1848 March, Edgar A[llan] Poe, Eureka: A Prose Poem, New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] P[almer] Putnam, of late firm of “Wiley & Putnam,” […]...
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.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Chase—First Day”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper &...
The plot of the Atlantic currents and Atlantic winds is almost, though not quite, coincident.1954, James Fisher, R. M. Lockley, “The North Atlantic Ocean: Its Structure and Its Sea-birds”, in Sea-Birds: An Introduction to the...

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Forms of coincident

Adjective
comparative	more coincident
superlative	most coincident
Noun
plural	coincidents

Origin of coincident

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.

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Questions about coincident

What does coincident mean?: Coincident means of two or more objects: being in the same location.
What is coincident in Tamil?: Coincident in Tamil is ஒன்றிய, ஒன்றுபட்ட. See Coincident meaning in Tamil.
How do you use coincident in a sentence?: [A]ll the Colours of the ſame Ring muſt be coincident, and by their mixture exhibit a vvhite Ring.
What part of speech is coincident?: Coincident can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce coincident?: Coincident is pronounced /kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt/ (UK).

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