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• find — I n. 1) an archeological find 2) a lucky; rare find II v. 1) (C) find an interesting book for me; or: find me an interesting book 2) (legal) (d; intr.) ( to decide ) to find against; for (to find for the plaintiff) 3) (D; tr.) ( to discover ) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• rare — I. /rɛə / (say rair) adjective (rarer, rarest) 1. coming or occurring far apart in space or time; unusual; uncommon: rare occasions; a rare smile; a rare disease. 2. few in number. 3. thinly distributed over an area, or few and widely separated:… …  

• find —   Loa a;    ♦ find enough, hulilawa (rare);    ♦ find out even smallest things, ho omakauli i.    ♦ Find fault, see fault …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Rare earth element — Rare earth ore, shown with a United States penny for size comparison These rare …   Wikipedia

• rare — W2S3 [reə US rer] adj comparative rarer superlative rarest [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: rarus] [Sense: 2; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: rear lightly cooked (15 19 centuries), from Old English hrer] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rare earth — UK US noun [C or U] (also rare earth element, rare earth metal) NATURAL RESOURCES ► one of a group of metal chemical elements that are difficult to find in large quantities, and are important for technology and manufacturing: »Rare earths are key …   Financial and business terms

• rare-earth element — /rair errth /, Chem. any of a group of closely related metallic elements, comprising the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium, that are chemically similar by virtue of having the same number of valence electrons. Also called rare earth metal. [1955 …   Universalium

• rare — adjective 1 not seen or found very often, or not happening very often: This species of plant is becoming increasingly rare. | We only went to the cinema on very rare occasions. | it is rare to do sth: It is rare to find such an interesting group… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Rare Earth hypothesis — In planetary astronomy and astrobiology, the Rare Earth hypothesis argues that the emergence of complex multicellular life (metazoa) on Earth required an improbable combination of astrophysical and geological events and circumstances. The term… …   Wikipedia

• find — find1 [ faınd ] (past tense and past participle found [ faund ] ) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 discover (by searching) ▸ 2 get something ▸ 3 experience emotion etc. ▸ 4 have as opinion ▸ 5 make formal decision ▸ 6 have enough of something ▸ + PHRASES… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rare, scarce — Each of these words describes what is in short supply, infrequent, hard to find, uncommon : Gasoline and butter were rare (or scarce) during the war. Rare is usually applied to items of quality and value, the worth of which is increased by… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions