seldom occurring
Look at other dictionaries:
infrequent — I adjective atypical, discontinuous, erratic, exceptional, extraordinary, few, inconstant, inhabitual, intermittent, irregular, limited, occasional, outstanding, periodic, phenomenal, rare, rarus, scarce, seldom happening, seldom occurring,… … Law dictionary
Portuguese dogfish — Conservation status … Wikipedia
rare — I. adjective (rarer; rarest) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rarus Date: 14th century 1. marked by wide separation of component particles ; thin < rare air > 2. a. marked by unusual quality, merit, or appeal ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
Houthalen-Helchteren — Infobox Belgium Municipality name=Houthalen Helchteren picture= picture map arms=Houthalen Helchterenwapen.jpg region=BE REG FLE community=BE NL province=BE PROV LI arrondissement=Maaseik nis=72039 pyramid date= 0 19= 20 64= 65= foreigners=… … Wikipedia
Arab tone system — The modern Arab tone system, or system of musical tuning, is based upon the theoretical division of the octave into twenty four equal divisions or 24 tone equal temperament (24 TET), the distance between each successive note being a quarter tone… … Wikipedia
infrequent — a. Uncommon, rare, unfrequent, unusual, seldom occurring … New dictionary of synonyms
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
chemical element — Introduction also called element, any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes. Elements are the fundamental materials of which all matter is composed. This article considers the… … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium