Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Design basis accident — A design basis accident (DBA) or maximum credible accident (MCA)[1] is a postulated accident that a nuclear facility must be designed and built to withstand without loss to the systems, structures, and components necessary to assure public health … Wikipedia
accident — 1 *quality, character, attribute, property Analogous words: mark, *sign, note, badge, token, symptom: characteristic, peculiarity (see corresponding adjectives at CHARACTERISTIC) Antonyms: substance (in philosophy) 2 *chance, hazard, luck, fort … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… … Black's law dictionary
accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… … Black's law dictionary
accident — noun 1 unexpected event that causes damage/injury ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, dreadful (esp. BrE), horrible, horrific (esp. BrE), major, nasty, serious, terrible, tragic … Collocations dictionary
accident — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin accident , accidens nonessential quality, chance, from present participle of accidere to happen, from ad + cadere to fall more at chance Date: 14th century 1. a. an unforeseen and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
accident — ac|ci|dent W2S1 [ˈæksıdənt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin accidens additional quality, chance , from accidere to happen , from ad to + cadere to fall ] 1.) by accident in a way that is not planned or intended ≠ ↑on purpose,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
accident — /ak si deuhnt/, n. 1. an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents. 2. Law. such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way … Universalium
accident — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mishap, injury, casualty; chance, fortuity. See adversity, occurrence. Ant., plan, design. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An unexpected misfortune] Syn. mishap, mischance, setback, collision; see collision 1 … English dictionary for students
Car accident — A car accident is a road traffic incident which usually involves one road vehicle colliding with, either another vehicle, another road user, or a stationary roadside object, and which may result in injury or property damage. Terminology Phrases… … Wikipedia
International Nuclear Event Scale — The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) was introduced in 1990[1] by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to enable prompt communication of safety significance information in case of nuclear accidents. The… … Wikipedia
