Engineering science pertaining to gaseous pressure and flow.

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Is a standardized method to determine the carbon formation characteristics of compressor lubricants.

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PO

Purchase Order.

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POB

1.Pilot On Board,2.Persons On Board

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Pod

A group of whales.

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POD

Abbreviation for:- Port of Discharge.- Port of Destination.- Proof of Delivery. A document required from the carrier or driver for proper payment.

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To sail as close as possible to the wind. Some boats can point better than others, sailing closer to the wind.

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To taper the end of a rope; one of the 32 divisions of the compass card. To head close to the wind.

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The place at which a shipment is received by a carrier from the shipper.

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A single outlet or limited number of outlets in a building used to connect tools or equipment to the air system.

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A high efficiency silicon photovoltaic concentrator cell that employs light trapping techniques and point-diffused contacts on the rear surface for current collection.

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Division of the circumference of the magnetic compass card into thirty-two points, each of 11

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The headings of a sailboat in relation to the wind, i.e., upwind, close reach, reach, broad reach, downwind.

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POL

Poland (Flag)

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POL

Abbreviation for:- Port of Loading.- Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants.

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An instrument for determining the degree of polarization of light. See photopolarimeter.

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The North Star; visible in the northern hemisphere and indicates the direction of north. In the southern hemisphere the Southern Cross is used to find the direction of south.

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An instrument for studying, or examining substances in, polarized light. See Savant polariscope.

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(1) The change from the open-circuit electrode potential as the result of the passage of current. (2) A change in the potential of an electrode during electrolysis, such that the potential of an anode becomes more noble, and that of a cathode more active, ...

The reciprocal of polarization resistance (di/dE).