A light spar set fore and aft on a boat, serving as a spread for the boat cover.

A mortgage where regular payments (usually monthly) only meet the interest requirements. The.

(1) The change from the open-circuit electrode potential as the result of the passage of current. (2) A change in the potential of an electrode during electrolysis, such that the potential of an anode becomes more noble, and that of a cathode more active, ...

Artificial aging in which a constituent precipitated from a supersaturated solid solution.

An instrument used for measuring the specific gravity of a liquid.

Deck

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

In reference to a wind energy conversion device, the area through which the rotor blades spin, as seen when directly facing the center of the rotor blades.

The threshold value of the corrosion potential that has to be reached to enter a protective potential range. The term used in cathodic protection to refer to the minimum potential required to supress corrosion.

Same as dew-point hygrometer.

A standard interface between a computer input/output port and a peripheral device. Signal properties including time duration, voltage. and current, are specified by the Electronic Industries Association.

(1) The underside of the hull that sits in the water (2) The ocean floor

A squally wind sometimes accompanied by rain, observed as a dark cloud stretched across the horizon.

The change in barometric pressure within a specified period of time (typically 3 hours for meteorological observations).

A type of insulation made from virgin basalt, an igneous rock, and spun into loose fill or a batt. It is fire resistant and helps with soundproofing.

Sailor's term for soot or ashes which sometimes fell into food while it was being cooked.

The gears that reduce engine speed to propeller speed.

Trade Policy Review Body

Said of a seaman who has retired from sea service.

A popular term used for a length of wood or steel used in or for wall framing.