The total capacity of electrical generation devices in a power station or system.

Successive shipments are permitted under letters of credit. Usually they must take place within a given period of time.

The amount of energy absorbed (or converted) by a solar collector (or photovoltaic cell or module) over a 15 minute period.

An electronic 'stock market' service owned by Reuters which enables members to display bid and offer.

(IFP)The UK professional body committed to the development of financial planning. The Institute was set.

A financial institution which invests large amounts of money in the stock, bond and other financial.

A term used to describe a sensor (or sensors), the associated transducer(s), and the data readout or recording device.

A quality of compressed air for use with pneumatic instruments and controls. (usually dry and free from contaminants)

The mean difference between the readings of a given instrument and those of a standard instrument.

The correctable part of the inaccuracy of an instrument.

The physical exposure of an instrument. The effect of immediate environment upon the representativeness of the measurements obtained by meteorological instruments is considerable and not always correctable. The purpose of the instrument shelter is to prov ...

A set of regulations set down by the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board to govern the operational control of aircraft on instrument flight. The abbreviation of this term is seldom used to denote the rules themselves, but is in popular use to describe the weathe ...

A navigational aid used to facilitate the landing of an aircraft at an airport in instrument weather, i.e. low visibility.

A box-like structure designed to protect certain meteorological instruments from exposure to direct sunlight, precipitation, and condensation, while at the same time providing adequate ventilation. Instrument shelters are painted white, have louvered side ...

In aviation terminology, route or terminal weather conditions of sufficiently low visibility to require the operation of aircraft under instrument flight rules.

A container insulated on the walls, roof, floor, and doors, to reduce the effect of external temperatures on the cargo.

The frame of a container constructed to hold one or more thermally insulated tanks for liquids.

Materials that prevent or slow down the movement of heat.

A pre-cut layer of insulation applied around a water heater storage tank to reduce standby heat loss from the tank.

A device or material with a high resistance to electricity flow.