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A colorless gaseous compound of nitrogen and hydrogen used in refrigeration and in making of fertilizers and explosives. Found in some ambient air conditions.

Same as luminous intensity.

A sunshine recorder of the type in which the time scale is supplied by the motion of the sun. It consists of two opaque metal semi-cylinders mounted with their curved surfaces facing each other. Each of the semi-cylinders has a short narrow slit in its fl ...

The captain of the ship.

Numerous shipments from different shippers to one consignee that are consolidated and treated as a single consignment.

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All (not just 98%) particles larger than the stated micron size have been removed from the fluid being filtered.

A unit of pressure equal to 10' dyne per cm-' (101 barye), 1000 millibars. 29.53 inches of mercury.

An instrument which indicates the presence of dust particles in the atmosphere. Also spelled coniscope.

In a sailing ship carrying multiple masts, the mast set closest to the stern.

A takeover bid which is so generous to the shareholders of the target company that the directors.

Knots. The speed of the ship in nautical miles per hour (1.852 km/h or 101.3ft/minute)

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The device in an air conditioner that distributes the filtered air from the return duct over the cooling coil/heat exchanger. This circulated air is cooled/heated and then sent through the supply duct, past dampers, and through supply diffusers to the liv ...

See ferrite.

A type of compression where no heat is transferred to or from the gas during the compression process.

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