Polarization of the cathode; change of the electrode potential in the active (negative) direction due to current flow; a reduction from the initial potential resulting from current flow effects at or near the cathode surface. Potential becomes more active ...

In reference to solar energy systems, the angle at which direct sunlight strikes a surface; the angle between the direction of the sun and the perpindicular to the surface. Sunlight with an incident angle of 90 degrees tends to be absorbed, while lower an ...

General Cargo

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Pressure before an orifice or nozzle, downstream of compressor discharge.

Long Water

A severe weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds bearing a great amount of snow, either falling or picked up from the ground.

Reinforced cringles or thimbles in the sail designed to hold the reefing lines when reefing the sail.

Formation of a single water drop by the union of two or more colliding drops.

See copper-accelerated salt-spray test.

Cathode Ray Tube. A display element, consisting of a vacuum tube and screen, used with computers.

The rising of cold water from the deeper areas of the ocean to the surface. This phenomena often occurs along the California coast during the spring and summer.

Non free trade zone

Level (LEVL)

Kilopascal; a metric measure of pressure based on force per unit area. (1 kPa = 4.01 inches of water).

Non-Governmental Organization.

To drive before a gale, with no sail, or only enough to keep the vessel ahead of the sea. Also, low, thin clouds that fly swiftly before the wind.

Embrittlement of ultrahigh-strength steels caused by tempering in the temperature range of 205 to 400

Is the pressure exerted by a vapor confined within a given space. The vapor may be the sole occupant of the space, or may be associated with other gases.

An agency of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture that makes loans to states and territories in the U.S. for rural electrification and the furnishing of electric energy to persons in rural areas who do not receive central station service. It also furnishes and i ...

A generic term for liquefied and pressurized gas, ordinarily butane, propane, or a mixture of the two, contained in a cylinder for domestic use.