The maximum rope tension (in kilonewtons), measured at drum exit when the drum just commences to rotate on the opposite direction to the applied driving torque, the prime mover being set for maximum torque in automatic control, with the rope wound on t ...

Said of a vessel when stopped and lying near the wind in heavy weather. See Heave To

The prescribed level of pollutants allowed in outside or indoor air as established by legislation.

The part of a measuring instrument which responds directly to changes in the environment.

The sale (purchase) of a near month call option (put option) and the simultaneous purchase (sale) of.

Loss of carbon from the surface layer of a carbon-containing alloy due to reaction with one or more chemical substances in a medium that contacts the surface. See also dealloying.

Civing Engineering CAD

A measure of the attenuation due to scattering, of light as it traverses a medium containing scattering particles.

To untie.

A sliding type of bearing having either rotating or oscillatory motion and in conjunction with which a journal operates. In a full or sleeve type bearing, the bearing surface is 360 degrees in extent. In a partial bearing, the bearing surface is less than ...

A general name for instruments which detect the presence of (but do not necessarily measure) small electrical charges by electrostatic means. Compare to electrometer.

A spring line from the stern of a boat to mid ships to stop forward movement

An air conditioner consisting of one or more assemblies that move, clean, cool, and dehumidify air.

A process involving conjoint corrosion and cavitation.

Ragged low clouds, usually stratus fractus. Most often applied when such clouds are moving rapidly beneath a layer of nimbostratus.

A WECS that is used to grind grain, and that typically has a high-solidity rotor; commonly used to refer to all types of WECS.

(cash against documents) or D/P (documents against payment) or D/P (documents against payment)

A compound with a central atom or ion bound to a group of ions or molecules surrounding it. Also called coordination complex. See also chelate, complexation, and ligand.

To come alongside.

Anti-clockwise circular motion. Left-handed ropes are coiled down in this way.