Shifting the moving block of a tackle from one place of attachment to another place farther along to give more advantage.

The pressure corresponding to the outlet velocity of a fan; the kinetic energy per unit volume of flowing air.

A long, underground metal or plastic pipe through which air is drawn. As air travels through the pipe it gives up some of its heat to the soil, and enters the house as cooler air.

An approximation to the complete equations describing atmospheric motion in which only the terms most important for the growth and decay of synoptic scale extratropical weather systems (i.e., the large areas of high and low pressure seen on weather maps) ...

To tie something with a line; to secure

Wireless device used to report trades and quotes to the market data system. Also used for.

A process in which metal ions in a dilute aqueous solution are plated out on a substrate by means of autocatalytic chemical reduction.

An electrical current that periodically reverses its direction. Standard in US and Canada is 60 cycles per second. Europe and other countries is 50 cycles per second.

International Labor Organization; Based in Geneva, it is one of the oldest components of the UN system of specialized agencies and has been involved over the years in appraising and seeking to improve and regulate conditions for seafarers. In its unusual ...

The Swedish equivalent of the Footsie.

The algebraic ratio of two specified stress values in a stress cycle. Two commonly used stress ratios are: (1) the ratio of the alternating stress amplitude to the mean stress. A = Sa/Sm and (2) the ratio of the minimum stress to the maximum stress. R =Sm ...

The compass points of North, East, South and West. Intercardinal or half-cardinal points are Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and Northeast

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union

Energy terms

A transfer of an asset such as property or money etc from one person to another where no payment of.

An electricity supplier rate structure in which the per unit price of electricity decreases as the amount of energy increases. Normally only available to very large consumers.

Bareboat (Method of chartering of the ship leaving the charterer with almost all the responsibilities of the owner.)

In technical analysis, a common chart formation in which a share price reaches a peak and.

A pear-shaped, grooved metal fitting around which an eye splice is made

Insufficient number of crew; shorthanded.