A material used to seal areas of potential air leakage into or out of a building envelope.

The compass points of North, East, South and West. Intercardinal or half-cardinal points are Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and Northeast

A hygrometer which uses a transducing element whose electrical properties are a function of atmospheric water vapor content. The humidity strip and carbon-film hygrometer element are examples of such a transducer.

A line secured along the deck to lay hold of in heavy weather; a line thrown on board a wreck by life-saving crew; a knotted line secured to the span between life-boat davits for the use of the crew when hoisting and lowering

The process of deciding how to apportion investment capital between the various possible asset.

Said of a line that leads from its point of attachment towards the stern of the ship.

A journey made at sea by a vessel, usually including both the outbound and homebound passages.

Also known as a steaming light. The masthead light is a white light that is visible for an arc extending across the forward 225

A set of electrical conductors, often on a backplane, that carry data and power signals among the various components of a computer.

The greatest distance at which it is just possible to see and recognize with the unaided eye (1) in the daytime, a prominent dark object against the sky at the horizon, and (2) at night, a known, preferably unfocused, moderately intense light source.

Institute of Internatioanl Container Lessors

Officer of the deck

Port Billing Rate.

Fracture characterized by tearing of metal accompanied by appreciable gross plastic deformation and expenditure of considerable energy. Contrast with brittle fracture.

A long, underground metal or plastic pipe through which air is drawn. As air travels through the pipe it gives up some of its heat to the soil, and enters the house as cooler air.

The direct sailing line in which a racing mark or buoy can be fetched while sailing the desired course

An air distribution outlet, typically located in the ceiling, which mixes conditioned air with room air.

(Compressors/Gas Turbines) Is an alarm system that has maybe 3 sensors connected to it and it will require minimum of 2 of the 3 to alarm before the alarm will act. There is a controller connected that does the logic decision based on set parameters.

The potential corresponding to the maximum active current density (critical anodic current density) of an electrode that exhibits active-passive corrosion behavior.

A guarantee issued by a bank, on behalf of a seller to a buyer, to support the sellers ability to perform under the contract. If the seller fails to perform in accordance with the contract the buyer can claim compensation under the guarantee.