Korean Register of Shipping (Class Society)

Apparatus using the combined simultaneous action of a bimetallic thermometer and a hair hygrometer to move a needle in front of a divided scale. fts construction permits dew point variations to be indicated approximately.

A business operated by an agent in conjunction with his/her.

International Council of Cruise Lines

Fitted with cabins and catering facilities for offshore crews. Semisubmersible accommodation units are ofte called "Flotels".

To combine or charge with gas.

A type of disk hardness-gauge, especially useful in relatively soft snow. See disk hardness gauge.

An electromagnetic ballast that disconnects a lamp's electrode heating circuit once is has started; often called "low frequency electronic" ballasts.

A term used by value investors to describe the issue of shares in a company at a price below the per.

Practice of loading iron ore cargoes into every alternate hold, leaving the remaining holds empty.

kilo Volts Amps

The coating, usually green, that forms on the surface of metals such as copper and copper alloys exposed to the atmosphere. Also used to describe the appearance of a weathered surface of any metal.

Total Allowable Level of Foreign Fishing

United States Agency for International Development

Dcomputer assisted design

Federal Acquisition Regulations.

Single Decker

The refrigerating effect in Btu/h produced by the difference in total enthalpy between a refrigerant liquid leaving the unit and the total enthalpy of the refrigerant vapor entering it. Generally measured in tons or Btu/h.

Distilled Water or Drill Water.

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, ...