The pressure at which a pressure operated valve begins to pass a gas.

An all around white light displayed at night by a ship when she is anchored.

Part of the standing rigging that helps to support the mast laterally by running from the top of the mast to the side of the boat. Sailboats usually have one or more shrouds on each side of the mast. Some people call them side stays

Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature. It is the highest vapor pressure that the liquid can exert.

(EDSP)The price which determines the price for physical delivery of the underlying instrument or the price.

(FAR) The amount by which a company's assets outweigh its liabilities, expressed as a percentage..

(IFP)The UK professional body committed to the development of financial planning. The Institute was set.

A system of designating meteorological observing stations by number. established and administered by the World Meteorological Organization. Under this scheme, specified areas of the word are divided into "blocks" each bearing a two-number designator. Stat ...

Contraction for pilot balloon observation.

An element that can control current without moving parts, heated filaments, or vacuum gaps.

The compartment at the bow of the vessel

Sideward force created by a spinning propeller.

Heavy-duty wire used to lower heavy instruments overboard from the trawl winch.

A unit for the quantity of electricity transported in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere.

A heating system in which steam or hot water for space heating or hot water is piped from a central boiler plant or electric power/heating plant to a cluster of buildings.

Persons and property carried by transport lines.

A synthetic rubber frequently used for vessel and liquid filter element gasket.

A buoy secured to a permanent anchor sunk deeply into the bottom.

The interaction between the stages of a centrifugal compressor. When a multi-stage compressor is designed, each stage can operate at only one point its characteristic curve. The point is determine by the design conditions of temperature, flow and pressur ...

Water that is suitable for drinking, as defined by local health officials.