A disparaging term used to describe executives who earn high salaries and bonuses.

Chromium plated for engineering rather than decorative applicactions.

Flow of air under specific conditions required at a particular point.

A halo consisting of a faint white circle passing through the Sun and running parallel to the horizon for as much as 360

Air brought into a building from outside to replace exhaust air.

A weight attached to a line used to determine depth by lowering it into the water.

The change in the measured transducer output caused by changes in ambient temperature. Usually expressed a percentage of full scale.

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

A charge made for lifting articles too heavy to be lifted by a ship's normal tackle.

An instrument for determining the direction from which radio waves approach a receiver. It may consist of a manually operated direction indicator, or it may use a servo system to position the antenna automatically in the direction of the incident waves.

Term applied to the direction of the wind when it is favorable to the course being steered.

A propeller drawn through the water that operates a meter on the boat registering the speed and distance sailed

A furnace/combustion chamber in which finely ground fuel is blown in spirals in the combustion chamber to maximize combustion efficiency.

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

A type of turbine in which combusted, pressurized gas is directed against a series of blades connected to a shaft, which forces the shaft to turn to produce mechanical energy.

A type of lamp having a lens of heavy durable glass that focuses the light. They have longer lifetimes with less lumen depreciation than standard incandescents.

A material applied to window panes that controls heat gain and loss, reduces glare, minimizes fabric fading, and provides privacy. These films are retrofitted on existing windows.

A layer of semiconductor material, such as copper indium diselenide or gallium arsenide, a few microns or less in thickness, used to make solar photovoltaic cells.

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

Forty Foot Equivalent Units (Containers).