The conversion of the complex carbohydrates in organic material into energy.

Cathode Ray Tube

Telex

Reduction of visibility by strong winds blowing across dry ground with little or no vegetation. Visibilities of 1/8 mile or less over a widespread area are criteria for a Blowing Dust Advisory.

Electrolytic pickling in which the work is the cathode.

The practice of acquiring a company, then selling parts of it, in the hope that the cash realised.

The portion of solution in immediate contact with the cathode during electrolysis.

A treatment of metal in a solution of a hexavalent chromium compound to produce a conversion coating consisting of trivalent and hexavalent chromium compounds.

Ratio of useful energy output of a device to the energy input, averaged over an entire heating season.

Machinery other than main propelling machinery that is in service when the ship is in normal service, e.g. auxiliary diesel engines, turbogenerators, hydraulic motors and pumps, compressors, boiler ventilation fans, gear pumps.

When compressed air is forced through a submerged perforated hose or pipe. Some applications include; ice prevention, reduction of salt intrusion, underwater basting, pneumatic breakwaters and general mixing and agitation

Name sometimes given to a transmissometer.

A day for general ship cleaning.

Infrared radiation emitted by or being propagated through the atmosphere.

An optical instrument which consists of a sighting telescope mounted so that it is free to rotate around horizontal and vertical axes, with graduated scales so that the angles of rotation may be measured. Used to observe the motion of a pilot balloon.

An opening in a ship's deck for the loading and discharging of any kind of cargo.

The cutting of a grid pattern of grooves in a semiconductor material, generally for the purpose of making interconnections.

Traffic Separation Scheme

Same as wind sock.

The complex process by which organic matter is decomposed by anaerobic bacteria. The decomposition process produces a gaseous byproduct often called "biogas" primarily composed of methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide.