The practice of buying shares in a potential target at the beginning of a trading day in the hope.

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

Current efficiency at the cathode.

A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit.

A popular term for "non-conventional" transportation fuels derived from natural gas (propane, compressed natural gas, methanol, etc.) or biomass materials (ethanol, methanol).

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

The Swedish equivalent of the Footsie.

See chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition and sputtering.

Automated Surface Observing System. A network of instrumented weather stations deployed primarily by the National Weather Service to make weather observations without operator involvement.

A period prior to the detection of corrosion while the metal is in contact with a corrodent.

Regulatory Evaluation

See 'Government National Mortgage.

Land Earth Station Operator

Stormy conditions, including rough, high seas and strong winds.

National Boating Safety Advisory Council

Transfer Of Class Agreement (IACS)

The behavior of perfect gases, or mixtures thereof, follows a set of laws. Boyle' law, Charle's law, Amonton's law, Dalton's law, Amagat's law, Avogadro's law, Poisson's law.

Same as ceiling light.

A person authorized to transact business for and in the name of another person or company. Types of agent are:(1) brokers,(2) commission merchants,(3) resident buyers,(4) sales agents,5) manufacturer's representatives.

Fittings on the mast to which the forestay and shrouds attach.