The formation of localized corrosion products scattered over the surface in the form of knoblike mounds called tubercles.

The amount that the voltage, current, and/or power output of a solar cell changes due to a change in the cell temperature.

Same as humidity strip.

A pocket sized pager with datascreen which can display a variety of financial information including.

A fund which is managed 'aggressively' to get maximum rates of returns by using derivatives and.

A curved inlet section on an impeller.

Cargo Tank

To ease out or slacken a line, chain or cable or let it run in a controlled manner.

Fine separated particles floating in the air and clouding it. A substance in the gaseous state.

(1) Possessing a marked ability to accelerate the condensation of water vapor; applied to condensation nuclei composed of salts that yield aqueous solutions of a very low equilibrium vapor pressure compared with that of pure water at the same temperature. ...

Contraction for radiosonde observation.

Completely filled with water.

See 'Federal National Mortgage.

(FOK)A particular type of order which a client gives to his broker when buying shares.

Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at points 22

A new letter of credit issued to another beneficiary on the strength of a primary credit. The second L/C uses the first L/C as collateral for the bank. Used in a three-party transaction.

Contraction for Empty Repositioning. The movement of empty containers.

Scuttled

See: 'tax.

Said of wind when exactly ahead; and of another vessel when her fore and aft line coincides with observer's line of sight.