An instrument for measuring the difference of the solar radiation falling on both sides of a horizontal surface from the whole hemisphere.

A stationary, spirally shaped passage that converts velocity head to pressure.

Total Loss

Same as photometer.

A call option with an exercise price below the price of the underlying instrument (e.g..

Short, discontinuous internal fissures in wrought metals attributed to stresses produced by localized transformation and decreased solubility of hydrogen during cooling after hot working. In a fracture surface. flakes appear as bright silvery areas; on an ...

One who earns his living by service at sea.

Caught in the ice.

A knot used to tie two lines together.

The compound (working fluid) used in air conditioners, heat pumps, and refrigerators to transfer heat into or out of an interior space. This fluid boils at a very low temperature enabling it to evaporate and absorb heat.

A device used on certain types of instruments to prevent unwanted radiation from affecting the measurement of a quantity. Also called solar radiation shield.

Same as instrument shelter.

An instrument for measuring the difference between incoming and outgoing terrestrial radiation.

Continuous Survey of Machinery

A wharf licensed and attended by Customs authorities.

Towards the center line of a ship (towards the center).

A device used to hold liquid-in-glass maximum and minimum thermometers in the proper recording position inside an instrument shelter, and to permit them to be read and reset. See Townsend support.

An instrument designed to detect the ultrasonic emissions and convert them to audible signal.

Method of settling disputes which is usually binding on parties. A clause usually in a charter party.

Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors