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The process by which one object becomes adhered to another by the binding action of ice.

– Bonding strength; the attraction of a coating to the substrate, or to another film of paint or any other material such as steel.

– Substance that makes things stick.

Without loss or gain of heat to a system. An adiabatic change is a change in volume and pressure of a parcel of gas without an exchange of heat between the parcel and its surroundings. In reference to a steam turbine, the adiabatic efficiency is the ratio ...

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

Ratio between measured shaft power and the adiabatic compression power, referring to measured mass flow.

A thermodynamic change of state in a system in which there is no transfer of heat or mass across the boundaries of the system. In an adiabatic process, compression always results in warming, expansion in cooling. Compare to diabatic process.

(ARM)In the US, a mortgage in which the interest rate is liable to change over the term of the loan and.

(ARPS)Preferred stock which pays a dividend in line with interest rates generally rather than a fixed.

An electronic device that controls the rotational speed of motor-driven equipment such as fans, pumps, and compressors. Speed control is achieved by adjusting the frequency of the voltage applied to the motor.

If a company's earnings figures are distorted either positively or negatively by exceptional one-off.

In the US, a person's income on which federal income tax is calculated. This is gross income less.

Calculation of a loss by an average adjuster.

The confirmed or official dimensions of a ship.

– The confirmed or official ship dimensions.

A company which is in severe trouble, but still with some hope of recovery, may be put into the. – As used in international conventions, the government of the state whose flag the ship is flying.

A representative of a government commission or agency vested with power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, take testimony, and conduct hearings of cases submitted to, or initiated by, that agency. Also called Hearing Examiner.

An insolvency practitioner appointed when a company goes into receivership. If a company is.