Pertaining to forces on a body or part of a body that tend to crush or compress the body.

The maximum load that a device is capable of carrying.

An air heater in which air is blown over electric resistance heating coils.

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

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 operation of bringing two lines together; term also applied to other objects.

A device used to control temperatures; used to control the operation of heating and cooling devices by turning the device on or off when a specified temperature is reached.

Tightly woven cloth used for sails, awnings, covers, dodgers and biminis; slang for sails.

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One of the large square openings in the deck of a ship through which freight is hoisted in or out, and access is had to the hold.

The last buoy as a boat heads to sea.

The flow of heat from one area to another by conduction, convection, and/or radiation. Heat flows naturally from a warmer to a cooler material or space.

The regular periodic arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal of semiconductor material.

A unit of measurement for the ability of a material to retard the diffusion of water vapor at 73.4 F (23 C). A perm, short for permeance, is the number of grains of water vapor that pass through a square foot of material per hour at a differential vapor p ...

A material that can be used to store thermal energy as latent heat. Various types of materials have been and are being investigated such as inorganic salts, eutectic compounds, and parrafins, for a variety of applications, including solar energy storage ( ...

A fabric cone attached to a metal ring and used to indicate wind direction. often at airfields.

A material used to seal gaps around windows and exterior doors.

Ribbon, yarn, or other lightweight material attached to rigging or sails to indicate wind action or direction. Proper use of the telltales can help sailors improve their sail trim.

A gigantic sea animal.

A room heat delivery (or exchanger) component of a hydronic (hot water or steam) heating system; hot water or steam is delivered to it by natural convection or by a pump from a boiler.