A condition in which the interfacial tension between a liquid and a solid is such that the contact angle is 0

Salt Water Arrival Draft

The air external to a building or device.

Cooking liquor from the kraft pulping process produced by recausticizing green liquor with lime.

The main industrial non-ferrous metals excluding precious metals and minor metals. These are.

A passive or mechanical device used to ventilate an attic space, primarily to reduce heat buildup and moisture condensation.

Payroll Change Report.

A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water equals 32

The size of a flaw (defect) in a structure that will cause failure at a particular stress level.

A place not suitable for anchoring.

The farthest aft.

A building construction technique used to create a continuous air retarder that uses the drywall, gaskets, and caulking. Gaskets are used rather than caulking to seal the drywall at the top and bottom. Although it is an effective energy-saving technique, ...

See conductivity.

Calculation of a loss by an average adjuster.

A term used on occasions in life assurance policy documents, which indicates that the assured has.

Nautical Institute Headquarters, London

The inaccuracy that the manufacturer permits when the unit is calibrated in the factory.

Lower explosive limit (lower flammable limit)

In square-rigged vessels, short lines at the lower end of the futtock shrouds used to bring in the shrouds tighter to give room to brace the yards at a sharper angle when sailing close hauled.

A notice sent to a local or foreign buyer advising that shipment has gone forward and containing details of packing, routing, etc. A copy of the invoice is often enclosed and, if desired, a copy of the bill of lading.