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An ideal substance that absorbs all radiation falling on it, and reflecting nothing.

A term generally applied to paints to describe holidays, holes, and skips in a film. Also used to describe shrinkage in castings and weld.

The indicating part of an instrument. For example, the hand of a watch or the meniscus of a mercury column.

Fine dust or salt particles dispersed through a portion of the atmosphere; a type of lithometer. The particles are so small they cannot be felt or seen with the naked eye. Many haze formations are caused by the presence of an abundance of condensation nuc ...

As defined by the Energy Security Act (PL 96-294) of 1980, "any organic matter which is available on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and agricultural wastes and residues, wood and wood wastes and residues, animal wastes, municipal wastes, ...

The main rate of income tax in the UK, which for the year 2002-2003 is 22%. The rate is applied.

The amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of a given mass of a substance by one degree Celsius. The heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 degree Celsius is 4186 Joules.

In Water Survey

Marine Accident Reporting Scheme Created by the Nautical Institute NI, the report are anonymous and do not provide any name of persons, ships or companies. The are published monthly in the NI publication 'Seaways'.The reports can be Emailed to mars@nautin ...

The reply to an officer's order signifying that he is understood and will be obeyed (I understand).

A type of electric generator that produces alternating current that matches an existing power source.

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote a trade generated by the system through automatic.

A thermometer whose sensitive element has been made to resemble a black body by covering it with lamp black. The thermometer is placed in an evacuated transparent chamber which is maintained at a constant temperature. The instrument responds to insolation ...

A reference sought from a bank by a company or individual regarding the creditworthiness of another.

See bimetallic thermometer.

(ARPS)Preferred stock which pays a dividend in line with interest rates generally rather than a fixed.

European Marine Equipment Council

An instrument which measures evaporation by measuring the loss of water from a burette reservoir through a ceramic disc.

A material that retards the movement of water vapor through a building element (walls, ceilings) and prevents insulation and structural wood from becoming damp and metals from corroding. Often applied to insulation batts or separately in the form of treat ...