A term for stowing cargo in a container.

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Fine separated particles floating in the air and clouding it. A substance in the gaseous state.

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See chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition and sputtering.

Deposition of a metal or compound on a heated surface by reduction or decomposition of a volatile compound at a temperature below the melting points of the deposit and the base material. The reduction is usually accomplished by a gaseous reducing agent su ...

Is the pressure exerted by a vapor confined within a given space. The vapor may be the sole occupant of the space, or may be associated with other gases.

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A material that retards the movement of water vapor through a building element (walls, ceilings) and prevents insulation and structural wood from becoming damp and metals from corroding. Often applied to insulation batts or separately in the form of treat ...

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Costs that vary directly with the level of activity within a short time. Examples include costs of moving cargo inland on trains or trucks, stevedoring in some ports, and short-term equipment leases. For business analysis, all costs are either defined as ...

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Turbines in which the rotor speed increases and decreases with changing wind speed, producing electricity with a variable frequency.

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Magnetic variation. The difference, east or west, between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle. Magnetic variation varies in different geographic locations.

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A recording variometer.

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A instrument designed to study small fluctuations of some quantity. The microbarograph is an example of a recording pressure variometer.

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The oxidation of conventional hydrocarbon lubricants when they reach the end of their useful life and begin to breakdown. Can cause operating temperature increase, increase brake horsepower and plugs separator, can destroy air end.

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An order to cease (stop).

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VAT

Value Added Tax

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VC

St. Vincent & The Grenadines (Flag)

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VC

1.Vehicles Carrier.2.St.Vincent & The Grenadines (flag).

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VCB

Vertical Centre of Buoyancy

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VCF

Volume Correction Factor

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VCG

Vertical Centre of Gravity

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VCM

Vinyl Chloride Monomer. Gas occasionaly carried by LPG tankers. Highly cancerogen, heard that the German allows a crew to carry the gas only once in their carreer. Classified as flamable, toxic and polymerizable.

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