A medium-sized instrument shelter. It is a white louvered box with a flat double to of and is mounted four feet above the ground on a four-legged stand.

A unit for the quantity of electricity transported in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere.

A local taxation system which was introduced on 1st April 1993 to replace the previous and.

That part of the water which is diverted from the main stream of a current and as a result flows in the opposite direction.

See auxiliary electrode.

Response to an offer which varies the terms or conditions of that offer.

A heat exchanger in which two fluids flow in opposite directions for transfer heat energy from one to the other.

The downward flux of atmospheric radiation passing through a given level surface, usually taken as the earth's surface. This result of infrared (long-wave) absorption and reemission by the atmosphere is the principal factor in the greenhouse effect.

An additional duty imposed to offset export grants, bounties or subsidies paid to foreign suppliers in certain countries by the government of that country for the purpose of promoting export.

The risk inherent in holding shares, bonds or other securities whose fortunes are closely allied.

A cell developed in an electrolyte resulting from electrical contact between two dissimilar metals. See galvanic corrosion.

The annual rate of interest paid by the issuer of a bond until maturity. So, for instance, a Glaxo.

An instrument with a movable arm to plot a course on a chart

An office of the Supreme Court whose function is to manage and administer the property and affairs.

A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.

(1) A small coastal inlet generally protected from the worst of the prevailing winds. (2) A thin, hollowed line cut along a yacht's sheer below deck level and traditionally gilded.

A formal agreement made in a.

Restrictions on the use of a property.

The details of insurance provided by an insurance company to a policyholder.

In sailboat racing, to have a controlling position over competitors by staying between them and the next mark or buoy - a tactical maneuver in which the lead boat stays between the trailing boat and the wind or the next mark.