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A thermometer using transducing elements which deform with temperature. Examples are the bimetallic thermometer and the Bourdon tube type of thennometer.

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

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TGV

Tr

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GNP

Gross National Product: GDP plus the net income accruing from foreign sources.

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Current efficiency at the cathode.

An inert gas. An element found in the atmosphere to the extent of only 0.000114 percent by volume. Its molecular weight is 83.7.

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Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time. Network of automatic rain gauges that transmit via VHF radio link when precipitation occurs. Some sites are also equipped with other sensors such as temperature, wind, pressure, river stage or tide level. More info ...

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The law of the sea; jurisdiction over maritime causes.

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A region of transition between semiconductor layers, such as a p/n junction, which goes from a region that has a high concentration of acceptors (p-type) to one that has a high concentration of donors (n-type).

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A method causing a liquid or gas to condense on the surface only of an adsorbing material.

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TPC

Tons Per Centimeter (Immersion)

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A type of electrical current, the direction of which is reversed at regular intervals or cycles; in the U.S. the standard is 120 reversals or 60 cycles per second; typically abbreviated as AC.

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Vessel Traffic Management and Information Services

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GLS

Gearless

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The power conduit of an electric power plant; the starting point of the electric transmission system.

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A person appointed by a company to perform an audit. In the UK auditors are Chartered.

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The measure of seasonal or annual efficiency of a residential heating furnace or boiler. It takes into account the cyclic on/off operation and associated energy losses of the heating unit as it responds to changes in the load, which in turn is affected by ...

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The grilled opening into a room by which the amount of warm air from a furnace can be directed or controlled; may include a damper.

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The condition of an electrode when the rate of anodic dissolution just balances the rate of cathodic plating.885