A protective coating applied to circuits.

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 curtain.

see Gybe

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit; equal to 252 calories.

Term assurance in which premiums are increased in line with the retail price index and hence the sum.

A liquid-in-metal thermometer in which mercury is enclosed in a steel envelope. The change in internal pressure caused by the temperature variation is measured by a Bourdon tube which is connected to the mercury by a capillary tube. This instrument is hig ...

A term primarily used in Europe to describe galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals.

Insufficient number of crew; shorthanded.

Corrosion resulting from an electrochemical cell caused by a thermal gradient.

An area of low atmospheric pressure which has a closed circulation that is cyclonic (counterclockwise in northern hemisphere and clockwise in southern hemisphere).

Central Processing Unit. The part of a computer which controls and directs all functions.

Change of electrode potential with respect to a reference value. Often the free corrosion potential is used as the reference value. The change may be caused, for example, by the application of an external electrical current or by the addition of an oxidan ...

A recording variometer.

Greater Coasting Service.

The testing of a metal to determine its degree of purity or to establish the constituents of an.

Credit cards branded with the name of a charity or trade union. Often give a small donation to the.

The degradation of a solid body resulting from its exposure to cavitation. This may include loss of material, surface deformation, or changes in properties or appearance.

A tariff published by an agent on behalf of several carriers.

The ability of a seaman to foretell weather by the appearance of the sky, change of wind direction, etc. was handed down in the form of proverbs. Some well known are:

Solar and terrestrial radiation directed upward (away From the earth's surface); outgoing radiation.