A provider of venture capital, usually used in relation to backers of theatrical.

The risk that the buyer or seller will not complete the contract in accordance with their contractual obligations.

Cracking that occurs in the weld metal. See also cold cracking, hot cracking, lamellar tearing, and stress-relief cracking.

Corrective Action Team.

International Hydrographic Bureau

A mooring winch with the additional ability to haul or render a mooring rope within selectable limits without direct human intervention.

(See MALL.)

Abbreviation for "Not Elsewhere Specified."

Heat exchangers for cooling air or gas discharge from compressors. Designed to reduce the temperature and liquefy condensate vapors. Both air cooled and water cooled units are available.

Heat stored above room temperature (in a solar heating system).

To sail against the prevailing wind and seas.

The order in which compressors are brought online.

Consist of three main layers. The top layer is near ambient and has low salt content. The bottom layer is hot, typically 160 F to 212 F (71 C to 100 C), and is very salty. The important gradient zone separates these zones. The gradient zone acts as a tran ...

A temperature scale with the ice point at 273 degrees and boiling point of water at 373 degrees. It is intended to approximate the Kelvin temperature scale with sufficient accuracy for many sciences, notably meteorology.

The frequency-dependent complex-valued proportionality factor (A

The rate of change of an option's delta relative to a given change in the underlying share. Equal to.

A device for applying a fine spray by compressed air.

A component of a hydropower plant; a pipe that delivers water to the turbine.

A sighting taken for celestial navigation at noon, when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.

An offer to sell goods at a stated price and under stated terms.