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Alternating current in which three separate pulses are present, identical in frequency and voltage, but separated 120 degrees in phase.

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A WECS designed to produce electricity.

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The price at which a bond or preferred stock can be redeemed by the issuer. The call price will.

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A cap for the top of the mast.

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Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty Implementation

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A dealer in shares prior to the event known as Big Bang in October 1986. Jobbers dealt with.

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A navigational aid with a light that flashes about once per second.

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A type of window glass that contains special tints that cause the window to absorb as much as 45% of incoming solar energy, to reduce heat gain in an interior space. Part of the absorbed heat will continue to be passed through the window by conduction and ...

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A motor in which a three phase (or any multiphase) alternating current (i.e. the working current) is supplied to iron-cored coils (or windings) within the stator. As a result, a rotating magnetic field is set up, which induces a magnetizing current in the ...

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Seaman's term for the period of work on board ship for which he has been paid in advance when signing on.

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(1) To adjust the sails for best advantage. (2) Fore and aft balance of a boat. If either the bow or stern is depressed, the vessel is said to be down by the bow or down by the stern. (3) To trim is to adjust. It does not just apply to sheets. You can tri ...

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Any gaseous, liquid, or solid fuel used for indoor space heating.

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The sovereign power to take property for a necessary public use, with reasonable compensation.

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A heating system where heat is supplied (radiated) into a room by means of heated surfaces, such as electric resistance elements, hot water (hydronic) radiators, etc.

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The process of the absorption of heat from one location and its transfer to another for rejection or recuperation.

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Narrow triangular sail set on a long yard or spar, the forward end of which is hauled down so that it sets obliquely on the mast with a high peak.

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The change in a performance characteristic caused by a change in a specified operating condition from reference operating condition, all other conditions being held within the limits of reference operating conditions.

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Magnetic variation. The difference, east or west, between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle. Magnetic variation varies in different geographic locations.

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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.

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To coat a metal surface with zinc using any of various processes.