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Integrated bridge control system

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A term of measure referring to 42 gallons of liquid at 60o F.

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One of the main components of a company's Report and Accounts, the balance sheet provides a.

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VCM

Vinyl Chloride Monomer. Gas occasionaly carried by LPG tankers. Highly cancerogen, heard that the German allows a crew to carry the gas only once in their carreer. Classified as flamable, toxic and polymerizable.

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(1) A cathode, usuully corrugated to give variable current densities, that is plated at low current densities to preferentially remove impurities from a plating solution. (2) A substitute cathode that is used during adjustment of operating conditions.

VCV

Vapor Control Valve

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A substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, thereby causing it to spread more readily on a solid surface.

EMT

Emergency Medical Technicians.

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An individual legally appointed by a court to settle the affairs of a deceased person who failed to.

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FEU

Forty-Foot Equivalent Unit (Container)

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A turbine in which the flow of a steam or gas is essentially parallel to the rotor axis.

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The group of bits which a computer processes as a unit; often, 8 bits.

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An absolute instrument developed by K. Angstrom for the measurement of direct solar radiation. The radiation receiver station consists of two identical manganin strips whose temperatures are measured by attached thermocouples. One of the strips is shaded, ...

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a filter medium primarily intended to hold soluble and insoluble contaminants on its surface by molecular adhesion.

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A vessel or tank where heat produced from the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, fuel oil, or coal is used to generate hot water or steam for applications ranging from building space heating to electric power production or industrial process heat.

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To push a sail out so that the wind fills the opposite side, thus slowing the boat down.

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RFC

Request For Class.

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AMP

ACRONYM - A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit. A ...

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Fans in which the direction of the flow of the air from inlet to outlet remains unchanged; includes propeller, tubaxail, and vaneaxial type fans.

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An act beyond human control, such as lightning, flood or earthquake. – An unpredictable situation which is beyond the power of man. A natural event, not preventable by any human power, such as flood, storms, or lighting usually quoted as “force majeure” ...

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