plural of near-minimal pair

Almost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter.

plural of near-death experience

Communication over very short distances, as by contact or near contact of electronic devices.

plural of near-Earth object

plural of near field communication

The period of Near Eastern history from the 4th millennium BC until the Muslim conquests.

Of or pertaining to the Ancient Near East.

(astronomy) a comet having a period of revolution shorter than 200 years and a perihelion distance smaller than 1.3 au

plural of near-Earth comet