The pressure of the air at sea level; one standard atmosphere at zero degrees centigrade is equal to 14.695 pounds per square inch (1.033 kilograms per square centimeter).

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Weight of the earth's atmosphere over a unit area of the earth's surface, measured with a mercury barometer at sea level. which corresponds to the pressure required to lift a column of mercury 760 mm.

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The pressure exerted by the atmosphere as a consequence of gravitational attraction exerted upon the "column" of air lying directly above the point in question.

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Infrared radiation emitted by or being propagated through the atmosphere.

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A horseshoe-shaped or circular reef of coral surrounding a lagoon.

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The breaking-up of paint into fine particles or droplets by a paint gun using compressed air.

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Aids to Navigation Information System.

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An interior court to which rooms open.

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In physics, any process in which the flux density (or power, amplitude, intensity, illuminance, etc.) of a "parallel beam" of energy decreases with increasing distance from the source. Attenuation is always due to the action of the transmitting medium its ...

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The use of a sound barrier separating the sound from the receiver.

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The usually unfinished space above a ceiling and below a roof.

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A fan mounted on an attic wall used to exhaust warm attic air to the outside.

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

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Actual Time Used To Count

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A radiosonde whose carrier wave is modulated by audio-frequency signals whose frequency is controlled by the sensing elements of the instrument.

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The official examination of a company's accounts by a qualified accountant external to the.

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The process of determining energy consumption, by various techniques, of a building or facility.

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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 report produced by a firm of Chartered Accountants which is part of a company's annual Report.

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AUS

Australia (flag)

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