Succession of long and unbroken waves that are not due to meteorological conditions in the vicinity. Generally due to wind or storms at a distance from the position.

An endowment plan which carries an option at maturity for the proceeds to be paid in the form of a.

The condition of the atmosphere when the amount of water vapor present is the maximum possible at the existing temperature.

The amount payable by a life insurance company to the beneficiaries on the death of the insured (the.

Failure to make payment on a loan obligation on the due.

An estimate of the temperature of an incandescent body, determined by observing the wavelength at which it is emitting with peak intensity (its color) and using that wavelength in Wien's law.

This is an independent regulatory agency within the U.S. DOE that has jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, natural gas pricing, oil pipeline rates, and gas pipeline certification. It also licenses and inspects private, ...

A registered trademark of an agency of the state of Nebraska, for an automotive fuel containing a blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline.

The transfer of heat through matter or space by means of electromagnetic waves.

A rail surrounding the poop deck.

A reference electrode composed of mercury, mercurous chloride (calomel), and a saturated aqueous chloride solution.

Nested Grid Model generated every 12 hours by NCEP.

(1) In heat treatment, to reheat hardened steel or hardened cast iron to some temperature below the eutectoid temperature for the purpose of decreasing hardness and increasing toughness. The process is also sometimes applied to normalized steel. (2) In to ...

in United States weather observing practice, the highest "instantaneous" wind speed recorded at a station during a specified period, usually the 24-hour observation day. Therefore, a peak gust need not be a true gust of wind.

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Release of merchandise by a bank to a buyer while the bank retains title to the merchandise. The goods are usually obtained for manufacturing or sales purposes. The buyer is obligated to maintain the goods (or the proceeds from their sales) distinct from ...

A type of motor designed to operate precisely at the synchronous speed with no slip in the full-load speeds (rpm).

The theory that certain days of the week, weeks of the month, and months of the year are more.

Unlicensed members of the engine department who attend to a fully automated engine room.

A rotation anemometer in which the axis of rotation is horizontal. The instrument has either flat vanes (as in the air meter) or helicoidal vanes (as in the propeller anemometer). The relation between wind speed and angular rotation is almost linear.