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An optical instrument which consists of a sighting telescope mounted so that it is free to rotate around horizontal and vertical axes, with graduated scales so that the angles of rotation may be measured. Used to observe the motion of a pilot balloon.

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In the US, the rules under which a corporation's internal management operates. They include details.

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A period prior to the detection of corrosion while the metal is in contact with a corrodent.

LEM

Lower explosive mixture

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SBD

System-Based Design

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An enzyme complex, produced by fungi and bacteria, capable of decomposing cellulose into small fragments, primarily glucose.

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Energy produced by the internal heat of the earth; geothermal heat sources include: hydrothermal convective systems; pressurized water reservoirs; hot dry rocks; manual gradients; and magma. Geothermal energy can be used directly for heating or to produce ...

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A thin, tightly adhering oxide skin (only a few molecules thick) that forms when steel is tempered at a low temperature, or for a short time, in air or a mildly oxidizing atmosphere. The color, which ranges from straw to blue depending on the thickness of ...

An accelerated corrosion test in which specimens are exposed to a fine mist of a solution usually containing sodium chloride, but sometimes modified with other chemicals.

An agent or combination of agents added to an electroplating bath to produce a smooth, lustrous deposit.

General term for an instrument which records the vertical electric current in the atmosphere.

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A person to whom an asset or right is.

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Oscillations of the sea caused by wind blowing along the surface and moving in the direction from which the wind blows.

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A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas.

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The rate of change of an option's delta relative to a given change in the underlying share. Equal to.

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The simultaneous purchase and sale of two different, but closely related, securities to take.

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See Ship's Port Agent

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A reflecting type telescope with a 45

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On the lee side of an object, protected from the wind.

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