The procedure by which a homeowner forfeits his property to the lender (mortgagee) following.

These are special foreign currency denominated bank cheques which customers can buy at any branch and send to their clients to pay off debts.

To take down a sail quickly; the entire action of getting a sail out of the wind and furling it.

The slight deflection of very small particles in a gas stream that occurs when rapidly moving gas molecules strike them.

A dynamic compressor. A machine in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the air or gas. In a centrifugal compressor, flow is in a radial direction. Air enters the compres ...

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

A chemical element, of atomic number 14, that is semi-metallic, and an excellent semiconductor material used in solar photovoltaic devices; commonly found in sand.

See: 'waiver of.

Psychrometer to which a small chain or rotary handle is attached so that the observer can rotate the instrument rapidly to properly ventilate the thermometer bulbs.

The typical winds for a particular region and time of year.

Lloyds open form

A term applied to the gas found on the high pressure side of the refrigeration system.

The ratio of heat produced by a fuel for doing work to the available heat in the fuel.

Shippers load and count. All three clauses are used as needed on the bill of lading to exclude the carrier from liability when the cargo is loaded by the shipper.

Solar energy systems that collect or absorb solar energy for useful purposes. Can be used to generate high temperature heat (for electricity production and/or process heat), medium temperature heat (for process and space/water heating and electricity gene ...

Heavy canvas used as a covering.

An extensive property.

Old expression for the engraving of the wind-rose on charts.

The study of the earth's waters.

The processing of the form or mode of a signal so as to make it intelligible to, or compatible with, a given device.