A gun used in the life-saving services to throw a life line to a ship in distress or from ship to shore and used when a boat cannot be launched.

Navigational and meteorological warning broadcast service

A combination cup anemometer and pressure-plate anemometer, consisting of an array of cups about a vertical axis of rotation, the free rotation of which is restricted by a suitable spring arrangement.

Certificate of Registry (U.S. Coast Guard)

An instrument developed by K. Angstrom for measuring the effective terrestrial radiation. It consists of four manganin strips, of which two are blackened and two are polished. The blackened strips are allowed to radiate to the atmosphere while the polishe ...

A generic term for a glazed opening that allows daylight to enter into a building and can be opened for ventilation.

Newly Industrialized Country

Strong offshore current extending to the shore.

A type of heat pump that transfers heat from outdoor air to indoor air during the heating season, and works in reverse during the cooling season.

In reference to solar energy systems, the angle that a solar collector is positioned above horizontal.

Finite Element Method

The original name for the left side of the vessel when facing forward. The name was changed to Port to avoid any confusion with starboard, the right side of the vessel when facing forward.

The degradation of a solid body resulting from its exposure to cavitation. This may include loss of material, surface deformation, or changes in properties or appearance.

To tie something with a line; to secure

The transparent or opaque sphere in an electric light that the electric light transmits through.

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

Solar and terrestrial radiation directed upward (away From the earth's surface); outgoing radiation.

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An electrode commonly used in polarization studies to pass current to or from a test electrode, usually made of noncorroding material