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A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors. Characterized by having its flow in the axial direction.

A common type of terrestrial scintillation; shimmering over a hot surface (such as a roadway) on a quiet, cloudless. summer day.

The correct term for what most people call the 'average'. Often shortened to.

Instrument for measuring the intensity of radiant energy. Its principle is based on the variation of electrical resistance, with the incoming radiation, of one or both the metallic strips which the instrument comprises.

Metal or wooden peg inserted in gunwale of a boat for an oar to heave against when rowing without crutch or rowlock.

In navigation, the angle between the point at which the sun rises and sets and the true east and west points of the horizon.

A short strut on a mast angled forward at about 45

A reflecting type telescope with a 45

Name sometimes given to a transmissometer.

A process in which metal ions in a dilute aqueous solution are plated out on a substrate by means of autocatalytic chemical reduction.

Wind with a speed between 4 and 6 knots (4 and 7 mph), Beaufort scale number 2.

A term applicable to personal pensions regarding tax rules which allow contributions made in the.

Overhanging part of a vessel's stern. The area of the upper deck of a ship that is nearest the stern.

The line by which a boat is connected to a mooring buoy; a short rope hanging from a spar having at its free end a spliced thimble or a block. Sometimes called "Pennant".

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To tie something with a line; to secure

The purchase of a call with a high strike price against the sale of a call with a lower strike.

A measure of the financial strength of a bank or securities firm, usually expressed as a ratio of.

A loop or hole which is spliced or tied on the end of a line