A process of removing soil, scale, or corrosion products from a metal surface by subjecting it as an electrode to an electric current in an electrolytic bath.

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

An instrument for measuring differences of electric potential.

A raw material that can be converted to one or more products.

See calorie.

National Boating Safety Advisory Council

Assets, purchased as a long term investment for generating profit, such as buildings, plant and.

A vessel specifically constructed for, or used in conjunction with, operations associated with the laying of submarine pipelines.

A single turn of rope when a rope is coiled down.

Cargo landed in excess of the quantity on manifest.

To leave a ship without authority (deserting).

The course of a vessel after magnetic variation has been considered, but without compensation for magnetic deviation.

A sighting taken for celestial navigation at noon, when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.

A substance(s) or pollutant emitted as a result of a process.

A cash value life insurance policy with a fixed term. Premiums are applied to give life insurance.

Same as radiation pattern. Anticyclone-An area of high atmospheric pressure which has a closed circulation that is anticyclonic (clockwise in northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in southern hemisphere).

The process in which a solid fuel is converted into a gas; also known as pyrolitic distillation or pyrolysis. Production of a clean fuel gas makes a wide variety of power options available.

A graphical device used for the determination of the speed of the geostrophic wind from the isobar or contour-line spacing on a synoptic chart.

The amount of visible light that passes through the glazing material of a window, expressed as a percentage.