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A slender threadlike spike of pure crystalline material, such as silicon.

Literally "not wet", containing no liquid.

A unit of electrical force equal to that amount of electromotive force that will cause a steady current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm.

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The height ascribed to the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena when it is reported as broken, overcast, or obscuration and not classified as "thin" or "partial." The ceiling is termed unlimited when these conditions are not satisfied. ...

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A commission issued, licensing the commander of a privately owned ship to cruise in search of enemy merchant vessels. see Privateer.

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The direction from which the wind is blowing, measured in points of the compass or in azimuth degrees.

A condition that results from an imbalance between the number of protons and the number of electrons in a substance.

A mechanical device used for air circulation and to provide cooling.

(1) Describing a boat that lacks stability. (2) A small dinghy or launch used to transport crew and equipment from shore to a larger boat (3) One who serves as a precautionary standby, such as a line tender

the attraction to, and retention of particles in, a filter medium by electrostatic forces, or by molecular attraction between the particles and the medium.

When a vessel's head falls off from the wind. To pay. To cover over with tar or pitch. To pay out. To slack up on a cable and let it run out.

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An interior wall made of water filled containers for absorbing and storing solar energy.

Whitening and loss of gloss of a usually organic coating caused by moisture. Also called blooming.

The temperature of a medium, such as gas or liquid, which comes into contact with or surrounds an apparatus or building element.