The technique for varying the potential of an electrode in a continuous manner at a preset rate.

A record obtained from a meteorograph. A chart in which meteorological variables are plotted against time.

Old seafaring term meaning something very difficult or awkward. see Devil

Under ICC and common law, the requirement that a rate not be higher than is necessary to reimburse the carrier for the actual cost of transporting the traffic and allow a fair profit.

The process of payment clearance between two.

(IB)An individual or firm who can perform all the functions of a broker except one. An introducing.

A specimen that is notched and subjected to alternating stresses until a crack has developed at the root of the notch.

The distance the ship's side falls in towards the center line above the load water line. Opposite of flare.

Precipitation from a cumuliform cloud. Characterized by the suddenness of beginning and ending, by the rapid change in intensity, and usually by a rapid change in the condition of the sky. The solid or liquid water particles are usually bigger than the co ...

Screen of cloth or other material to give the crew protection against the weather, wind and water spray.

Air cylinder

A tendency for some alloys to separate along grain boundaries when stressed ordeformed at temperatures near the melting point.Hot shortness is caused by a low-melting constituent, often present only in minute amounts,that is segregated at grain boundaries ...

Phase Shift Keying. A form of phase modulation of a data signal performed by a modem for transmission over dedicated wire or phone lines.

A thermometer, invented by James Six in 1782, which simultaneously indicates the maximum and minimum temperatures attained during a given interval of time. A U-tube min/max thermometer

See constant-level balloon.

A powered hinge.

Surface Transportation Assistance Act

The production of hydrogen using a photoelectrochemical cell.

A chain of organic molecules produced by the joining of primary units called monomers.

Sailing in the same direction as the wind with the wind coming from the stern.