1.Starboard Forward.2.Sparring Fitted3.Stowage Factor

A hearing loss, originating in the nerve cells within the cochlea, attributable to the effects of sound.

Sailing close hauled. Sailing toward the wind as much as possible with the wind coming from the bow.

Same as marine rainbow.

A measure of the amount of light incident on a surface; measured in foot-candles or Lux.

The amount of solar radiation striking a surface per unit of time and area.

A naval rank next below that of admiral.

Floating Production and Storage

A vector term which includes both wind speed and wind direction.

(1) A molecular structure in which a heterocyclic ring can he formed by the unshared electrons of neighboring atoms. (2) A coordination compound in which a heterocyclic ring is formed by a metal bound to two atoms of the associated ligand. See also comple ...

That part of snow melt that reaches stream channels as runoff.

The practice of using a single meter to measure consumption and generation of electricity by a small generation facility (such as a house with a wind or solar photovoltaic system). The net energy produced or consumed is purchased from or sold to the gener ...

The direction to which a compass points. Magnetic north differs from true north because the magnetic fields of the planet are not exactly in line with the north and south poles. Observed differences between magnetic and true north is known as magnetic var ...

Sir Napier Shaw's name for the approximate absolute temperature scale,

The eutectic of the iron-carbon system, the constituents of which are austenite and cementite. The austenite decomposes into ferrite and cementite on cooling below the temperature at which transformation of austenite to ferrite or ferrite plus cementite i ...

Shares which entitle the holder to receive the capital appreciation from a split capital.

People aged 65 to 74 are entitled to an additional personal tax allowance provided total earnings.

Use of individual carrier/rail equipment through a central agency for the benefit of carriers and shippers.

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.

An architectural design (also known as the double envelope house), sometimes called a "house-within-a-house," that employs a double envelope with a continuous airspace of at least 6 to 12 inches on the north wall, south wall, roof, and floor, achieved by ...