The total area drained by a river and its tributaries. Same as river basin.

The concept of capturing and converting the energy available in the motion of ocean waves to energy.

Rules for letters of credit drawn up by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practices of the International Chamber of Commerce in consultation with the banking associations of many countries. See Terms of Payment.

1.Coast earth station.2.Committee of European Shipowners

A soft, cylindrical fabric bag for clothes and personal possessions

Conditions to which a device is subjected, not including the variable measured by the device. See normal operating conditions, reference operating conditions.

The maximum compressive stress a material is capable of developing. With a brittle material that fails in compression by fracturing, the compressive strength has a definite value. In the case of ductile, malleable, or semiviscous materials (which do not f ...

IMO performance standard for ECDIS

The white froth on the crests of waves.

(1) The initial component or the sensing element of a measuring system. For example, the receiver of a rain gauge is the funnel which captures the rain and the receiver of a thermoelectric thermometer is the measuring thermocouple. (2) An instrument used ...

Working Party on Fire Protection and Safety (IACS)

The record of an aneroid barograph.

Restricted Service in Republic of Cape Verde.

A container frame fitted to accommodate two or more separate tanks for liquids.

Atmosphere normale de reference. The term ANR is not usually applied to cfm, it is the new European replacement for FAD and usually follows the metric measurement of air flow, such as Cu Meters per Minute

A charge for the maximum rate at which energy is used during peak hours of a billing period. That part of a utility service charged for on the basis of the possible demand as distinguished from the energy actually consumed.

The decomposition of organic material to alcohol, methane, etc., by organisms, such as yeast or bacteria, usually in the absence of oxygen.

Transportation charge advanced by one carrier to another to be collected by the later carrier from the consignor or consignee.

The point or outdoor temperature where the heating capacity of a heat pump matches the heating requirements of a building.

Is a gas that follows the perfect gas laws without deviation. There is no such thing, however it is the basis from which calculations are made and corrections applied.