The resistance between metallic contacts and the semiconductor.

Fabricated as a single structure.

The purchase of new shares by an underwriter who subsequently attempts to resell to the market for a.

The average rate at which a particular financial parameter compounds up over a period of.

Lowest altitude in the atmosphere over a given location at which the air temperature is 0

A device for computing certain psychrometric data, usually the dew point and the relative humidity, from known values of the dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures and the atmospheric pressure. One type is the circular slide-rule form and, like the psychromet ...

Old term for waking a sailor asleep on watch by throwing a bucket of cold water over him.

A conduit for disposing of refuse-especially that the ship/s galley.

Covered tunnels within a ship through which the tail shafts pass.

When used in pricing terms such as "Ex Factory" or "Ex Dock," it signifies that the price quoted applies only at the point of origin indicated.

see Peak Watt.

Insurance which covers the insured against specified critical illnesses such as cancer, heart attack.

A faintly-colored circular arc similar to a rainbow but formed on fog layers containing drops whose diameters are 100 microns or less. Also called mistbow, white rainbow.

An instrument for taking photographs of an image of the sun in monochromatic light.

An extension to the tiller allowing the helmsman to steer while hiking. This may be desired for improved visibility or stability.

Purchase of a security without entitlement to current dividends, rights issues or scrip issues. .

Slang term for a small swab made of rope and used for drying decks.

In the S, this is a popular name for various state laws enacted to protect the public against.

A freehold property given as a gift in a.

(IPO)The first offering of a company's shares to the public known in the UK as a flotation. IPO was.