The amount of work accomplished by electrical power, usually measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). One kWh is 1,000 Watts and is equal to 3,413 Btu.2.The energy of moving electrons.

Those frames of a ship's hull which are equal in area, one forward and one aft of the ship's center of gravity.

Sling of various types used for lifting vehicles on to and off general cargo ship.s

Direct current supplied by a device employing a power source external to the electrode system of a cathodic protection installation.

A battery-powered electrically driven vehicle.

The air compressor continues to run, usually at full RPM, but no air is delivered because the inlet is either closed off or modified, not allowing inlet air to be trapped.

The minimum temperature shown by a minimum thermometer exposed in an open situation with its bulb at the level of the tops of the grass blades of short turf.

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

See 'Government National Mortgage.

Sixteenth-century term for a sea distance at which high land could be observed from a ship. Varied between 14 and 22 miles according to average atmospheric conditions in a given area.

A thermal storage wall is a south-facing wall that is glazed on the outside. Solar heat strikes the glazing and is absorbed into the wall, which conducts the heat into the room over time. The walls are at least 8 in thick. Generally, the thicker the wall, ...

A diagram that indicates the average percentage of time that the wind blows from different directions, on a monthly or annual basis.

The increase in pressure in the discharge header that develops as a result of flow after the pressure relief device opens

A boat is double banked, when two oars, one opposite the other, are pulled by men seated on the same thwart.

A rope used for securing any movable object in place

The part of a rotating element that counteracts any inherent thrust developed by the impellers.

A small portable compass.

A projecting aperture at the end of a tube, pipe etc. serving as an outlet for compressed air. Reduces the demand on the compressor by generating the highest thrust and volume for the lowest possible air consumption.

The binding of an adsorbate to the surface of a solid by forces whose energy levels approximate those of a chemical bond. Contrast with physisorption.

When reaching retirement age, a person can elect to defer payment of his/her state pension. The.