An instrument for measuring relative humidity by means of wet and dry-bulb temperatures.

The addition of a per unit tax

A unit linked single premium whole life assurance policy. Part of the premium gives life cover.

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

Line on a chart linking points of equal depth. also known as a Depth Contour.

Abbreviation for "Destination Rail Freight Station." Same as CFS at destination, except a DRFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment.

Removal of a shipment from a vessel.

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

A comprehensive legislative package that mandates and encourages energy efficiency standards, alternative fuel use, and the development of renewable energy technologies. Public Law 102-486, October 24th, 1992. Also authorized the Federal Energy Regulatory ...

A geothermal energy resource that consists of high temperature rocks above 300 F (150 C) that may be fractured and have little or no water. To extract the heat, the rock must first be fractured, then water is injected into the rock and pumped out to extra ...

A point located en route between two other points.

Sensible and latent heat contained in combustion gases and vapor emitted to the atmosphere.

The total income of a person before deductions. This for example could be a person's salary plus.

When an electrode reaches dynamic equilibrium in a solution, the rate of anodic dissolution balances the rate of cathodic plating. The rate at which either positive or negative charges are entering or leaving the surface at this point is known as the exch ...

A relatively small-scale, downward moving current of air.

Stocks or shares which do not record owner's names and for which the companies do not keep a.

An ornamental knot to provide a stopper on the end of a line.

(GNMA)In the US, a government-owned corporation which guarantees payment of interest and principal of.

Companion to the wet-bulb thermometer in a psychrometer. Used to measure ambient air temperature.

Method of securing a line around a spar by taking the standing part around the spar, then a half hitch around itself and the end tucked three or four times around its own part.