The number of degrees per day that the daily average temperature (the mean of the maximum and minimum recorded temperatures) is below a base temperature, usually 65 degrees Fahrenheit, unless otherwise specified; used to determine indoor space heating req ...

Kilowatt hour - A unit of work, being the work done in one hour at the rate of 1,000 watts.

The ship's water closet (toilet or wash-room). The upper edge of a quadrilateral sail.

Fracture characterized by tearing of metal accompanied by appreciable gross plastic deformation and expenditure of considerable energy. Contrast with brittle fracture.

(1) To float a vessel off the ways in a building yard after it is completed. (2) A small boat used to ferry people to and from a larger vessel.

A thermograph in which ventilation is provided by a suction fan.

Those elements of building used to control the interior climate.

A reflecting type telescope with a 45

For the purpose of the Code all sound which can result in hearing impairment, or which can be harmful to health or be otherwise dangerous.

The total annual return on an investment which includes dividend payments and capital.

Dealings made on a stock exchange after its official closure time. These deals are rolled over and.

Kilograms per square centimeter absolute.

Module Carrier.

A warning from aloft (heads up).

The heating capacity of a steam boiler; expressed in Btu per hour (Btu/h), or horsepower, or pounds of steam per hour.

See: 'State.

This is a factor expressing deviation of a gas from perfect gas laws.

New York Mercantile Exchange

A unit of energy equal to 101 ergs or to 0.2389 calories.

A relatively small-scale, upward moving current of air.