An instrument for photographing the corona and prominences of the sun at times other than at solar eclipse.

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard code used to represent data using 8 bits (7 data bits and I parity bit) per character.

Semi-Submersible (MODU)

The process of determining energy consumption, by various techniques, of a building or facility.

As defined by the Energy Security Act (PL 96-294) of 1980, "any organic matter which is available on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and agricultural wastes and residues, wood and wood wastes and residues, animal wastes, municipal wastes, ...

Not Otherwise Enumerated.

A condition that results from an imbalance between the number of protons and the number of electrons in a substance.

A liquid-in-metal thermometer in which mercury is enclosed in a steel envelope. The change in internal pressure caused by the temperature variation is measured by a Bourdon tube which is connected to the mercury by a capillary tube. This instrument is hig ...

A material or structural element that inhibits air flow into and out of a building's envelope or shell. This is a continuous sheet composed of polyethylene, polypropylene, or extruded polystyrene. The sheet is wrapped around the outside of a house during ...

Main Engine

(AGM)An annual meeting, called by the directors of a company, which shareholders are invited to.

Also known as a preferred channel buoy. A red and green horizontally striped buoy used in the United States to mark the separation of a channel into two channels. The preferred channel is indicated by the color of the uppermost stripe. Red on top indicate ...

In folklore, a name for rain.

The commencement of regular payments from capital which has accumulated in an.

An insulation product composed of loose fibers or fiber pellets that are blown into building cavities or attics using special pneumatic equipment.

A device attached to a meteorological instrument to provide ventilation; usually a suction fan.

Officer of the deck

(1) The removal of oxygen from molten metals by use of suitable deoxidixers. (2) Sometimes refers to the removal of undesirable elements other than oxygen by the introduction of elements or compounds that readily react with them. (3) In metal finishing, t ...

(ACT)Tax payable by companies on dividend payments up to 5th April 1999 which was offset against the.

A structural, load-carrying building member with an open web system that supports floors and roofs utilizing wood or specific steels and is designed as a simple span member.