A ratio used to work out how many days on average it takes a company to pay its creditors..

People or companies who are owed money by.

Time-dependent strain occurring under stress. The creep strain occurring at a diminishing rate is called primary creep; that occurring at a minimum and almost constant rate, secondary creep; and that occurring at an accelerating rate, tertiary creep.

To search for a sunken object by towing a grapnel along bottom.

The maximum rope tension (in kilonewtons), measured at the drum commences to rotate in the direction of haul, the prime mover being set for maximum torque under automatic control and the rope being wound on the drum in a single layer.

The minimum uniform speed (in meters per second) measured on the first layer that the winch can maintain under drum load.

Embrittlement under creep conditions of, for example, aluminum alloys and steels that results in abnormally low rupture ductility. In aluminum alloys, iron in amounts above the solubility limit is known to cause such embrittlement; in steels, the phenomen ...

The stress that will cause fracture in a creep test at a given time in a specified constant environment. Also called stress-rupture strength.

Defect in the action of an aneroid barometer resulting in a sluggish adjustment of the index toward the correct reading when the barometer is subjected to a large and rapid change in pressure.

A liquid byproduct of wood combustion (or distillation) that condenses on the internal surfaces of vents and chimneys, which if not removed regularly, can corrode the surfaces and fuel a chimney fire.

Crest is an electronic system of settlement for the equities market in the UK and Ireland which.

The top of a wave.

Localized corrosion of a metal surface at, or immediately adjacent to, an area that is shielded from full exposure to the environment because of close proximity between the metal and the surface of another material.

Construction Reserve Fund.

Timbers used to support bottom of ship while it is under construction.

Person who decoys a seaman from his ship and gains money by robbing and, or, forcing him on board another vessel in want of men.

A large reinforced eye in the leech and clew of a sail that allows a line to fasten to it; e.g., the reef cringle and clew cringle.

Contract Regarding an Interim Supplement to Tanker Liability.

The maximum anodic current density observed in the active region for a metal or alloy electrode that exhibits active-passive behavior in an environment.

The highest possible pressure in a fuel-air mixture before spontaneous ignition occurs.