The purchase of additional shares in a company when the price has fallen.

Semi-Submersible (MODU)

Nondestructive Evaluation.

The fracture toughness determined under dynamic loading conditions; it is used as an approximation of KIc for very tough materials.

A device that converts the mechanical energy of rotation into electricity based on electromagnetic induction. An electric voltage (electromotive force) is induced in a conducting loop (or coil) when there is a change in the number of magnetic field lines ...

An instrument for photographing the corona and prominences of the sun at times other than at solar eclipse.

Type

Winds from the four cardinal points of the compass; that is, north, east, south, and west winds.

Bareboat (Method of chartering of the ship leaving the charterer with almost all the responsibilities of the owner.)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

The selective leaching or corrosion of a specific constituent (Al, Ni, Mo, Ni) from an alloy.

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

Not Otherwise Enumerated.

A sunshine recorder of the type in which the time scale is supplied by a chronograph. It consists of two bulbs, one of which is blackened, which communicate through a glass tube of small diameter. The tube is partially filled with mercury and contains two ...

Finland (Flag)

Coating containing zinc powder pigment andan organic resin.

Finite Element Method

International Harbour Masters' Association

A clock-driven device for recording the time of occurrence of an event or the time interval between the occurrence of events.

The space-conditioning load of a building.