a miss which was nearly a hit or collision / (by extension) a scenario which ends safely but might well have ended in disaster

The ability to see clearly an image that is relatively close (about 10 to 13 inches)

(transitive) To approach, to move toward. / (intransitive) To approach, to come closer.

In loudspeaker acoustics, referring to a region where the intensity of direct, unreflected sound from the source (such as a loudspeaker) is significantly dominant over any indirect or reflected sound.

(soccer, idiomatic) The goalpost nearest from which a cross is made.

plural of near-field

Alternative form of near field (in physical acoustics) / Alternative form of near field (in radio-frequency electromagnetic technology)

nearsightedness; myopia

plural of near miss

plural of near point