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  • 1near-term — /near terrm /, adj. for, covering, or involving the very near future: the near term prospects for lower interest rates. [1955 60] * * * near term «NIHR TURM», adjective. 1. of or for a short period of time: »This has improved the market s near… …

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  • 2near-term — /near terrm /, adj. for, covering, or involving the very near future: the near term prospects for lower interest rates. [1955 60] * * * …

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  • 3Near and far field — This article is about the electromagnetic concept. For the mathematical, see Near field (mathematics). Antenna field regions for antennas that are shorter than the wavelength of the radiation they emit, such as the whip antenna of a citizen s… …

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  • 4near — near1 W1S1 [nıə US nır] adv, prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(short distance away)¦ 2¦(short time before)¦ 3¦(almost doing something)¦ 4¦(amount or level)¦ 5¦(similar)¦ 6 near perfect/impossible etc 7 draw near 8 (as) near as damn it 9 near enough …

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  • 5near — 1 adverb, preposition 1 only a short distance from a person or thing: Bob was standing near enough to hear what they said. | Why don t you move your chair nearer mine? | near to: Don t sit too near to the screen. | go/come/get etc near (=to move… …

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  • 6near — adv., prep., adj., & v. adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or time; close by (the time drew near; dropped near to them). 2 closely (as near as one can guess). 3 archaic almost, nearly (very near died). 4 archaic… …

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  • 7near - close — If something is near, near to, or close to a place or thing, it is a short distance from it. When close has this meaning, it is pronounced . I live now in Reinfeld, which is near Lübeck. I stood very …

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  • 8Near miss (safety) — See Close Call, for the 2002 film. A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage; in… …

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  • 9near at hand — close/near at hand very near. To have a few basic shops and services near at hand is a great thing …

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  • 10near infrared — The term for shorter wavelengths in the infrared region, extending from about 0.78 (visible, red) to around 2.5 micrometers. Sometimes referred to as very near infrared. See also far infrared …

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