Visible at magnifications to 25x.

An electrode when polarized frequently yields a current potential relationship over a region which can be approximated by:h=

To veer or haul on a rope, slightly, so that a part subject to nip or chafe is moved away and a fresh part takes its place.

Apparatus in which radar techniques are used to determine the range, elevation, and azimuth of a balloonborne target, to computer upper-air wind data. It is a type of rawin system.

Americanized Welsh Coal Charter (1993)

Condensation of thin metal coatings on the cool surface of work in vacuum.

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The energy of any type of electromagnetic radiation. Also called radiation.

Floating Storage Unit

Deadweight tons.

Ports in order of calling

The difference between the true value of some quantity and its observed value. Every observation is subject to certain errors. Systematic errors affect the whole of a series of observations in nearly the same way. For example, the scale of an instrument m ...

A term which relates to a person's final salary in an occupational pension scheme taken out.

Demurrage/Despatch money. Brokerage abbreviation of chartering terms. Amount to be paid if the ship is loading/discharging slower/faster than foreseen. Usually the Despatch money, which is paid by the shipowner, is half the amount of the Demurrage, which ...

See electrokinetic potential.

Any bulk, bagged or other type of cargo stowed in single hold ships.

A British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association

100 fathoms or 600 feet (6 feet to a fathom).

Association of Diving Contractors.

The geographical direction that the primary or largest exterior wall of a building faces.