A rain gauge which automatically records the amount of precipitation collected, as a function of time.

An income tax allowance which can be claimed if certain payments are being made to friendly.

A recording magnetometer.

Substance formed as a result of corrosion

A device for mounting cylinders.

A pyranometer developed by M. Robitzsch. Its design utilizes three bimetallic strips which are exposed horizontally at the center of a hemispherical glass bowl. The outer strips are white reflectors and the center strip is a blackened absorber. The bimeta ...

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Protesting involves getting legal evidence that a bill of exchange or promissory note has not been paid.

A light line used for hauling over a heavier rope or cable.

Center

A metal which because of its relative position in the galvanic series, provides sacrificial protection to metals that are more noble in the series, when coupled in an electrolyte.

Isolated rocky peak rising from a sheet of inland ice.

A phrase preceding the signature of a drawer or endorser of a negotiable instrument; signifies that the instrument is passed onto subsequent holders without any liability to the endorser in the event of nonpayment or nondelivery.

One of the 4 cardinal compass points. North is the direction toward the North Pole and is at 0

A measure of the effective cooling capacity of a refrigerator, expressed in Btu per hour or in tons, where one (1) ton of capacity is equal to the heat required to melt 2,000 pounds of ice in 24 hours or 12,000 Btu per hour.

A small, moveable graduated scale adjacent and parallel to the main scale of an instrument. It provides a means for interpolating between the graduations of the main scale.

Wind coming from the north.

A stopper used to prevent water from entering the hawse hole in heavy weather.

A machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by magneto-electric induction; may be used as a motor.

An electricity generating facility that uses geothermal energy.