The simultaneous purchase and sale of two different, but closely related, securities to take.

An oil capable of conversion from a liquid to a solid by slow reaction with oxygen in the air.

International Maritime Law Institute (IMO)

Corrosion occurring under or around a discontinuous deposit on a metallic surface. Also called poultice corrosion.

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

The pressure of a system or device measured from absolute zero.

A small balloon, loaded with ballast and inflated so that it will explode at a predetermined altitude, which is attached to a larger balloon.

Geographic Information System

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 ...

A component on a compressed air line that provides wide are coverage with a thin sheet of air. Also amplifies compressed air flow, reduces noise. Used in blowing, cooling. Also known as air knife.

The ratio in percentage of the time that the equipment is in operation to the total working time.

A wind vane used to obtain the horizontal and vertical components of the wind.

The main index of the French stock market introduced in 1988 with a base value of 1,000 and made.

In the US, a plan enabling employees to choose from a variety of benefits, depending on their own.

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

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 ...

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

American Stock Exchange Options Switching System

High Potential Test for Electric Equipment

Marine Environmentally High Risk Areas.