Difference between the temperatures of the dry-bulb and the wet-bulb thermometers of a psychrometer.

See exfoliation corrosion.

An abbreviation of forecastle.

An architectural design (also known as the double envelope house), sometimes called a "house-within-a-house," that employs a double envelope with a continuous airspace of at least 6 to 12 inches on the north wall, south wall, roof, and floor, achieved by ...

Costs that vary directly with the level of activity within a short time. Examples include costs of moving cargo inland on trains or trucks, stevedoring in some ports, and short-term equipment leases. For business analysis, all costs are either defined as ...

To heave in until the vessel is riding nearly over her anchor.

A vessel discharges part of its cargo at anchor into a lighter to reduce the vessel's draft so it can then get alongside a pier.

Japanese tapered pipe thread (Female).

A chemical process involving formation of a heterocyclic ring compound that contains at least one metal cation or hydrogen ion in the ring.

To windward, in the direction of the eye of the wind; toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind is coming

A measure of the electrical resistance of a material equal to the resistance of a circuit in which the potential difference of 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.

The lowest possible bid price of units in a unit trust under FSA regulations which is usually lower.

The unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system of physical units, i.e. one gm cm per sec2, equal to 7.233 x 10-5 poundal.

A refined petroleum product suitable for use as a fuel in internal combustion engines.

An old nautical term for mercury barometer.

(1) An organic compound in which atoms form more than one coordinate bond with metals in solution. (2) A substance used in metal finishing to control or eliminate certain metallic ions present in undesirable quantities.

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

That horizontal wind velocity at which the Coriolis acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force. It is directed along contour lines or isobars.

Generic term for rapid variations in apparent position, brightness, or color of a distant luminous. object viewed through the atmosphere.

Circular iron band used to hold a bowsprit on the stem of a sailing vessel.