Division of the circumference of the magnetic compass card into thirty-two points, each of 11

A general term applied to the energy that is converted to a form that can not be effectively used (lost) during the operation of an energy producing, conducting, or consuming system.

A term normally associated with accident insurance. Under certain conditions, for example a road.

Snow gauge composed of a metal cylinder, closed at one end, used to obtain a sample of snow from which the water is measured after melting.

Is any gas or gas mixture that contains no water vapor and/or in which all of the constituents are substantially above their respective saturated vapor pressures at the existing temperature.

A closed rail freight car.

Energy loads that can be shut off or disconnected at the supplier's discretion or as determined by a contractual agreement between the supplier and the customer.

In reference to solar photovoltaic devices, a material that is composed of a single crystal or a few large crystals.

A solar thermal technology that uses a modular mirror system that approximates a parabola and incorporates two-axis tracking to focus the sunlight onto receivers located at the focal point of each dish. The mirror system typically is made from a number of ...

A name usually given to a State body having control or regulation of public utilities.

A pneumatic device with a rotary output. Typically of a vane or rack-and-pinion construction.

A schooner with a square rigged sail on the forward mast.

To take in the slack and secure the standing rigging.

A pointed spar driven into the bottom and projecting above the water; when driven at the corners of a dock, they are termed fender piles.

A device actuated by inlet static pressure and designed to open during an emergency or abnormal condition to prevent a rise of internal pressure in excess of a specified value.

A piece of wood fitted in various places to act as a preventative to chafe.

The forward mast of a boat with more that one mast

Joining the ends of two lines without increasing the thickness over the length of the splice, so that the splice will pass freely through a block.

The German central.

Prepare for going to sea, extra lashing on all movable objects.