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

An increase in the central pressure of a pressure system; opposite of a deepening. More commonly applied to a low rather than a high.

A fabric bag through which a gas stream is passed for the removal of particulate matter.

A unit of electrical measurement equal to the product of a volt and an ampere.

Is used in psychrometry and is the temperature recorded by a thermometer whose bulb has been covered with a wetted wick and whirled on a sling psychrometer. Taken with the dry bulb, it permits determination of relative humidity of the atmosphere.

Under the First Law of Thermodynamics, efficiency is the ratio of work or energy output to work or energy input, and cannot exceed 100 percent. Efficiency under the Second Law of Thermodynamics is determined by the ratio of the theoretical minimum energy ...

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

An insurance policy arranged by either the buyer or the seller to insure goods against damage in transit. The appropriate Incoterm will determine the responsibility of the buyer or seller to arrange the insurance.

(1) A chemical substance or mixture, usually liquid, containing ions that migrate in an electric field. (2) A chemical compound or mixture of compounds which when molten or in solution will conduct an electric current.3.A nonmetallic (liquid or solid) con ...

A small wooden, metal or plastic insertion at the head of a mainsail.

A rope spliced into the end of a block and used for making it fast to rigging or spars. Such a block is called a tail-block.

A method of winds aloft observation accomplished by tracking a balloon-borne radar target or radiosonde with either radar or a radio theodolite.

In electroplating, a supplementary anode positioned so as to raise the current density on a certain area of the cathode and thus obtain better distribution of plating.

A ruling by a court of law. An example is the ordering of a court to a person to settle a debt to.

Enormous sea monster supposed to have been seen off coasts of America and Norway. Sometimes mistaken for an island.

See evaporative opportunity.

A fabric, usually synthetic, used to make sails.

A document prepared by the captain of a vessel on arriving at port; shows conditions encountered during voyage, generally for the purpose of relieving ship owner of any loss to cargo and shifting responsibility for reimbursement to the insurance company.

The transfer of title of a security such as stock from buyer to.

A depth measuring device.