Someone who becomes an account holder with a building society in the hope that they will benefit.

A windlass or capstan drum.

Abbreviation for "Not Otherwise Indexed By Name."

Fidenavis S.A. (Spanish Class Society)

A small local current usually caused by tidal streams as they ebb and flow around or against obstructions.

The opening up the back (aft) edge of the mast in which the mainsail luff rope slides when it is hoisted. Some masts have an external sail track.

Telecommunication Relay Float.

A coil of tungsten wire suspended in a vacuum or inert gas-filled bulb. When heated by electricity the tungsten "filament" glows.

This compound of nitrogen and oxygen is formed by the oxidation of nitric oxide (NO) which is produced by the combustion of solid fuels.

Net borrowings of a company divided by shareholders' funds. The ratio shows the amount of.

A point (or line) on a scale used for reference or comparison purposes. In calibration of meteorological thermometers, for example, the fiducial points are 100

(1) A chemical substance or mixture, usually liquid, containing ions that migrate in an electric field. (2) A chemical compound or mixture of compounds which when molten or in solution will conduct an electric current.3.A nonmetallic (liquid or solid) con ...

Master of a sea-going vessel. Certificated officer competent and qualified to be master of a sea-going vessel.

The swiveled opening at the top of a ventilator.

The medium or material that does the actual filtering or separating. May be paper, wire mesh, special cellulose, inorganic plastic, or a combination.

The thermodynamic cycle that is an ideal standard for comparing performance of heat-engines, steam power plants, steam turbines, and heat pump systems that use a condensable vapor as the working fluid; efficiency is measured as work done divided by sensib ...

That portion of the polarization of a cell produced by concentration changes resulting from passage of' current through the electrolyte.

An electrical inverter that inverts direct current electricity to alternating current electricity, and that uses another alternating current source, such as an electric power transmission and distribution network (grid), for voltage and frequency referenc ...

A type of long term bond (loan), taken out by a company, which it agrees to repay at a specified.

A reaction in which there is a decrease in valence resulting from a gain in electrons. Contrast with oxidation.