In the US, a type of security, generally issued by a railroad, to pay for new equipment. Title to.

Maximum speed, maintained by a winch when it is bearing the drum load (m/s)

Precipitation of white, opaque, spherical or conical ice particles that are crisp and easily crushed and that have diameters of 2 to 5 mm.

A tariff imposed to discourage sale of foreign goods, subsidized to sell at low prices detrimental to local manufacturers.

The ratio of the electric power produced by a photovoltaic device to the power of the sunlight incident on the device.

Chocks which hold and anchor in place either in a locker or on deck.

A short piece of line spliced into the end of the clapper by which the bell is struck. Traditionally it is finished off with a double wall knot crowned in its end.

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.

To assist or help.

An electrical installation containing power conversion (and sometimes generation) equipment, such as transformers, compensators, and circuit breakers.

Cubic feet per minute. An airflow measurement of volume.

The buying of shares in individual companies or units in collective funds (unit trusts,.

A hygrometer based upon the diffusion of water vapor through a porous membrane.

The quantity to be measured (or modulated, or detected, or operated upon) which is received by an instrument. Thus, for a thermometer. temperature is the input quantity.

Is the temperature at which water vapor begins to condense at atmospheric pressure. Is the same as dew point, but is related to atmospheric air only.

The generation of electricity or shaft power by an energy conversion system and the concurrent use of rejected thermal energy from the conversion system as an auxiliary energy source.

A complete package of pick up or delivery services performed by a carrier from origin to final consumption point.

A quality of compressed air for use with pneumatic instruments and controls. (usually dry and free from contaminants)

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

A rocket designed primarily for routine upper air observations in the lower 250,000 feet of the atmosphere, especially that portion inaccessible to balloons (above 100,000 feet).