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The ratio of the output of an instrument to the input value, i.e. a rain gauge with a sensitivity of 1 tip per 0.01"

All the components of the appliance used to condition interior air of a building.

A mathematical representation of the frequency or ratio that specific wind speeds occur within a specified time interval.

Material Safety Data sheets. Detailed Information about the dangerous products carried.

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A line attached to the boom to prevent it from accidentally gybing.

Seaman's scornful name for any lead of a rope by which effort is lost or wasted.

To turn the boat head-to-wind so as to go about on the opposite tack

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(IRA)In the US, a tax-deferred retirement savings account which may be set up by people in employment. .

Coasting Service between Singapore, Butam & Tandjungpinang.

Surface discoloration of a metal caused by formation of a thin film of corrosion product.

Official terminology for life jacket. When properly used a PFD will support a person in the water. Also called a life jacket, life preserver or life vest.

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

The severe loss of ductility of a metal resulting from corrosive attack, usually inter,granular and often not visually apparent.

The visibility along an identified runway, determined from a specified point on the runway with the observer facing in the same direction as a pilot using the runway. Compare to runway visible range.

A building design that uses structural elements of a building to heat and cool a building, without the use of mechanical equipment, which requires careful consideration of the local climate and solar energy resource, building orientation, and landscape fe ...

A loan which the lender can recall at any time. There is no specific maturity.

A projecting aperture at the end of a tube, pipe etc. serving as an outlet for compressed air. Reduces the demand on the compressor by generating the highest thrust and volume for the lowest possible air consumption.