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Present a rate proposal to a conference meeting for adoption as a conference group rate.

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A valve designed to prevent air volume and pressure from escaping the compressor tank back into compressor heads while compressor is not operating.

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A high-efficiency photovoltaic device containing two or more cell junctions, each of which is optimized for a particular part of the solar spectrum.

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The torque at the bottom of a speed (rpm) versus torque curve. The torque developed by the motor is a percentage of the full-load or rated torque. At this torque the speed, the rotational speed of the motor as a percentage of synchronous speed is zero. Th ...

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The measure of closeness in shape between a waveform and it's fundamental component.

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See. (bridging loan) Broker to broker. A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a transaction was between two member.

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A line attached to the crown of an anchor and used to help free it in the event it becomes fouled.

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Interchangeability resulting from standardization. Futures and options contracts for the same.

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The place to which a shipment is consigned.- The place where carrier actually turns over cargo to consignee or his agent.

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The technique for maintaining a constant electrode potential.

The tender of one lot of cargo at one time from one shipper to one consignee on one bill of lading.

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A running light allowed on some sailboats instead of the normal bow and stern lights. The tricolor light contains the red and green side lights and the white stern light in a single fitting that is attached to the top of the mast.

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A heat exchanger in a solar water heating system that has two distinct walls between the heat transfer fluid and the domestic water, to ensure that there is no mixing of the two.

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The process of storing, or converting energy from one form to another, for later use; storage devices and systems include batteries, conventional and pumped storage hydroelectric, flywheels, compressed gas, and thermal mass.

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Electric power plant or utility capacity on line and running at low power in excess of actual load.

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An insurance policy which is guaranteed renewable provided premiums are paid. The policy conditions.

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Removing cargo from a container (devanning).

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Resin formed by condensation of polybasic and monobasic acids with polyhydric alcohols.

Board that holds graph paper on which is plotted information obtained from a pilot-balloon observation.

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Speed or velocity of current (2) The leeway, or movement of the boat, when not under power, or when being pushed sideways while under power

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