NDE

NDE (countable and uncountable, plural NDEs)

1. (countable) Initialism of near-death experience.
   • 1992, Spirited Women Book Company (publisher), At the Crossroads‎^[1], page 48:

     Ring sees both the NDE and UFOE as modern day shamanic initiations in which the journeyer (NDEer or UFOer) enters an "imaginal" reality, an alternative reality that coexists with physical reality and that is equally real.

   • 2014, Penny Sartori, Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences‎^[2], Watkins Media Limited, →ISBN:

     However, Dr Rommer believed that despite the NDEs being distressing, it still had positive, life-changing effects such as the NDEr becoming less judgemental and feeling an increased love of life and heightened sense of morality.

3. Initialism of nondestructive evaluation.

   Synonyms: NDI, NDT

   • 2021 February 23, Ramakant Sharma, “Weld Testing Methods: Destructive & Non-Destructive”, in Cruxweld‎^[3], archived from the original on 25 May 2025:

     The aim of these tests is the examination of the weld without imparting any damage. These may include x-rays, hydrostatic tests, etc, and are also termed NDE or nondestructive examination and NDI or nondestructive inspection.

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