Inlet butterfly valve. These are fitted on the inlet of most types of compressor and the valve opens and closes to throttle the air flow. However, the term IBV is usually associated with turbo compressors.

Indexation is an allowance which reduces the taxable gain on an investment by increasing its base.

Name sometimes given to a transmissometer.

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.

Lowest temperature at which a product gives off an inflammable gas when mixed with air.

A unit of heat containing 100,000 British thermal units (Btu).

Also known as a steaming light. The masthead light is a white light that is visible for an arc extending across the forward 225

An instrument used for the measurement of the reflecting, power (the albedo) of a surface. A pyranometer adapted for the measurement of radiation reflected from the earth's surface is sometimes employed as an albedometer.

(AMT)A tax which targets high wealth individuals to pay a minimum amount of tax. The tax is calculated.

Machinery.

A type of heat pump that transfers heat from outdoor air to indoor air during the heating season, and works in reverse during the cooling season.

The stress that will cause fracture in a creep test at a given time in a specified constant environment. Also called stress-rupture strength.

A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas.

In the Far East, a warehouse where goods are stored and delivered.

Overhanging part of a vessel's stern. The area of the upper deck of a ship that is nearest the stern.

To disconnect a transmission and/or distribution line; a power line that is not carrying a current; to open a circuit.

Navigational and meteorological warning broadcast service

International Court of Justice

Nondestructive Evaluation.

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