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Same as aneroid barometer. Holostelic means wholly made of solids, while aneroid means devoid of liquid.

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Installations character for MO with Class A Specific Automation Equipment.

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Abbreviation for "Trailer on Flat Car." The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.

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The structural materials and elements used to construct a wall.

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(EMA) A moving average that gives extra weight to more recent price.

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Short period oscillation in level of enclosed, or partly enclosed, area of water when not due to the action of tide-raising forces.

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Reduce dew point by passing compressed air through a bundle of hollow membrane fibers; water vapor and a portion of the compressed air then permeate the membrane walls and vent to atmosphere

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Same as not under command.

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One horsepower provided over one hour; equal to 0.745 kilowatt-hour or 2,545 Btu.

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The length of time that a product or appliance is expected to meet a certain level of performance under nominal operating conditions; in a luminaire, the period after which the lumen depreciation and lamp failure is at 70% of its initial value.

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The strokes on the ship's bell to mark the passage of time. The passage of time in each watch is marked by the bell every half-hour.

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A movement where the load initiates at an origin rail ramp and terminates at a consignee's door.

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Marine Safety Information System.

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The curve (sag) of a rope, cable or chain hung between two points such as the anchor rode or towing line; the deeper the curve, the more catenary.

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Combination

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The voltage developed across a cell by the current flow through the resistance of the cell.

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A promise in writing to repay a debt. For example a bond, bill or.

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A machine that compresses gases. Divided into two groups; process gas compressors and oil and gas field compressors.

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The time rate of straining for the usual tensile test. Strain as measured directly on the specimen gage length is used for determining strain rate. Because strain is dimensionless, the units of strain rate are reciprocal time.

Technically, the temperature registered by the dry-bulb thermometer of a psychrometer. However, it is identical with the temperature of the air and may also be used in that sense.

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