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Science, mathematics, technology, biology, and medicine
- Nicking Enzyme Amplification ReactionNicking enzyme amplification reactionNicking Enzyme Amplification Reaction is a method for in vitro DNA amplification like the polymerase chain reaction . NEAR is isothermal, replicating DNA at a constant temperature using a polymerase to exponentially amplify the DNA at a temperature range of 55 °C to 59 °C.The disadvantage of PCR...
, a method for in vitro DNA amplification - Near-Earth objectNear-Earth objectA near-Earth object is a Solar System object whose orbit brings it into close proximity with the Earth. All NEOs have a perihelion distance less than 1.3 AU. They include a few thousand near-Earth asteroids , near-Earth comets, a number of solar-orbiting spacecraft, and meteoroids large enough to...
, an object in the Solar System whose orbit brings it close to the Earth- Near-Earth asteroid
- Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid ResearchLincoln Near-Earth Asteroid ResearchThe Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project is a cooperative project between the United States Air Force, NASA, and MIT's Lincoln Laboratory for the systematic discovery and tracking of near-Earth asteroids. LINEAR was responsible for the majority of asteroid detections since 1998 until...
- NEAR ShoemakerNEAR ShoemakerThe Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous - Shoemaker , renamed after its 1996 launch in honor of planetary scientist Eugene M. Shoemaker, was a robotic space probe designed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for NASA to study the near-Earth asteroid Eros from close orbit over a...
, a spacecraft that studied the near-Earth asteroid Eros - Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object SpectrometerNear Infrared Camera and Multi-Object SpectrometerThe Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer is a scientific instrument for infrared astronomy, installed on the Hubble Space Telescope , operating from 1997 to 1999, and from 2002 to 2008...
, a scientific instrument for infrared astronomy - Near Field CommunicationNear Field CommunicationNear field communication, or NFC, allows for simplified transactions, data exchange, and wireless connections between two devices in proximity to each other, usually by no more than a few centimeters. It is expected to become a widely used system for making payments by smartphone in the United States...
(NFC), a short-range wireless communication technology - N.E.A.R. (National Emergency Alarm Repeater), an obsolete civilian warning device in the United States
- Nearness defined as it relates to Point-Set Topology, also known as proximity spaceProximity spaceIn topology, a proximity space is an axiomatization of notions of "nearness" that hold set-to-set, as opposed to the better known point-to-set notions that characterize topological spaces....
- "Near", an interactive city browser application developed by NearGlobalNearGlobalNearGlobal is a London, UK, based software developer and publisher of Near, a 3D city browser platform and virtual world technology that delivers survey-accurate models of real-world cities that users can explore and interact with from their computer...
Linguistics
- Near-close vowelNear-close vowelA near-close vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a near-close vowel is that the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted. Near-close vowels are sometimes described as lax variants of the fully close vowels...
- Near-front vowelNear-front vowelA near-front vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a near-front vowel is that the tongue is positioned as in a front vowel, but slightly further back in the mouth. The near-front vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:*...
- Near-back vowelNear-back vowelA near-back vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a near-back vowel is that the tongue is positioned as in a back vowel, but slightly further forward in the mouth...
- Near-open vowelNear-open vowelA near-open vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a near-open vowel is that the tongue is positioned similarly to an open vowel, but slightly more constricted. Near-open vowels are sometimes described as lax variants of the fully open vowels...
Television, film, music, and books
- Near (Death Note)Near (Death Note), universally referred to by the mononym , is a fictional character who is one of the main antagonists in the manga series Death Note, and is a supporting protagonist in the film L: Change the World...
(Real Name: Nate River), a character in Death Note
Other uses
- Near v. MinnesotaNear v. MinnesotaNear v. Minnesota, 283 U.S. 697 , was a United States Supreme Court decision that recognized the freedom of the press by roundly rejecting prior restraints on publication, a principle that was applied to free speech generally in subsequent jurisprudence...
, a U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding freedom of the press - Near-death experience (NDE), personal experiences associated with impending death
- New England Auto Racers Hall of FameNew England Auto Racers Hall of FameThe New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for racing-related people in the New England region of the United States. NEAR was established in 1981. The New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame was established in 1998 by the New England Antique Racers.-New England Antique Racers:The...
See also
- List of nearest stars
- List of nearest bright stars
- List of nearest galaxies
- DistanceDistanceDistance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday discussion, distance may refer to a physical length, or an estimation based on other criteria . In mathematics, a distance function or metric is a generalization of the concept of physical distance...
- Far (disambiguation)