A common type of liquid-inglass thermometer, used, in meteorology, in psychrometers and as a maximum thermometer.

Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile - Measurement of speed is done in knots ...

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. Small buoyant transmitter which should always remain afloat if the ship sinks, and send automatically a distress message via satellites.

An instrument for measuring differences of electric potential.

Pyrheliometer based on the comparison of the heating of two identical metal strips, one exposed to radiation, the other to a joule effect.

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The top of a mast.

A thermometer with a muslin-covered bulb which is moistened. used to measure wet-bulb temperature.

Installations character for Diving systems.

A device for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy.

The potential of an electrode measured with respect to a reference electrode or another electrode when no current flows to or from it.

Certificate of Registry (U.S. Coast Guard)

Small staysail located between the foremast and mainmast.

A plastic payment card, issued by a bank or other financial institution, which enables the holder to.

A curve showing the variation of temperature with height in the free air. See lapse rate.

Call or put options on an index such as the Standard and Poor's 500 Index or the FTSE 100.

Decision support system

The generic term for models which aim to price assets, usually shares or baskets of them, in.

The maximum cyclic stress value that a metal can with stand for a specified number of cycles or length of time in a given corrosive environment. See corrosion fatigue strength

A refraction phenomenon similar to a parahelion, but occurring generally at a distance of 120