A relatively small-scale, upward moving current of air.

In folklore, a name for rain.

An agreement by an ocean carrier to provide cargo space on a vessel at a specified time and for a specified price to accommodate an exporter or importer.

The selective corrosion of one or more components of a solid solution alloy, usually in the form of ions. Also called parting or selective leaching. See also decarburization, decobaltification, denickelification, dezincification, and graphitic corrosion.

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

Supported or transported by air.

A clockwise change in wind direction. Veering winds with height are indicative of warm air advection (WAA).

A buoyant balloon kept from rising freely by means of a line secured to a point on the ground, as opposed to a free balloon. See kytoon.

A barometer which measures atmospheric pressure using one or a series of aneroid capsules. Also called holosteric barometer.

The piston chamber in a compressor or actuator.

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

A general term for a floating craft that carries passengers, cargo or both

Discharging a battery to 20 percent or less of its full charge capacity.

A person in receipt of an.

A numbering system using a base number of 2 and having only two digits: 0 and 1. The fundamental system of representing information with electrical pulses.

A program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that implements energy legislation and presidential directives. FEMP provides project financing, technical guidance and assistance, coordination and reporting, and new initiatives for the federal government ...

A reversing thermometer (for seawater temperature) which is not protected against hydrostatic pressure. The mercury bulb is therefore squeezed, and the amount of mercury broken off on reversal is a function of both temperature and of hydrostatic pressure.

Shipboard Computer-Aided Maintenance Program

A person authorized to transact business for and in the name of another person or company. Types of agent are:(1) brokers,(2) commission merchants,(3) resident buyers,(4) sales agents,5) manufacturer's representatives.

The record obtained from a bolometer.