The maximum speed a hull can achieve without planing - the fastest a keelboat will go, usually dependent on length of the hull at the waterline

See embrittlement.

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

A graduated scale placed in a position so that the stage of a stream may be read directly from it. Staff gauges may be placed on bridge piers or pilings, etc., or placed on specially constructed supports.

A mechanical barometer used to measure air pressure for warnings of changing weather.

A byproduct of low-temperature carbonization of a solid fuel.

A unit of work done by the force of one dyne acting through a distance of one centimeter.

A formula of the specific factors or elements that control the making of a rate. A rate can be based on any number of factors (i.e., weight, measure, equipment type, package, box, etc.).

A bond, issued by a highly regarded company or municipal authority with a rating of AAA or.

The ratio of the isothermal power consumption to shaft input.

Area of high barometric pressure where the wind circulates clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. These are fair weather systems with light or moderate winds.

See Multiple Containerload Shipment.

A small flat boat, usually inflatable.

Money paid by life insurance companies to policyholders based on endowment policies and.

Abbreviation for Export-Import Bank of the United States. An independent U.S. Government Agency which facilitates exports of U.S. goods by providing loan guarantees and insurance for repayment of bank-provided export credit.

The rate of decrease of temperature with height when unsaturated air is lifted adiabatically (without exchange of heat with its surroundings). The decrease is due to expansion as the air is lifted to a lower pressure.

Force wind-Wind with a speed above 64 knots (73 mph); Beaufort scale numbers 12 through 17.

A small, limited-capacity central processing unit contained entirely on one semiconductor chip.

bucket rain gauge-A rain gauge where the precipitation collected by the receiver empties into one side of a chamber which is partioned transversely at its center and is balanced bistably upon a horizontal axis. When a predetermined amount of water has bee ...

A federal government agency created in 1977, that is entrusted to contribute to the welfare of the United States by providing technical information, and a scientific and educational foundation for technology, policy and institutional leadership to achieve ...