A galvanic cell resulting from difference in oxygen concentration between two locations; See differential aeration cell.

A positively charged ion that migrates through the electrolyte toward the cathode under the influence of a potential gradient. See also anion and ion.

A measurement unit defining the purity of gold. Pure gold is 24 carat, whilst 18 carat gold.

A general term for instruments designed to measure the amount of cloudiness.

Standard pressure and temperature. See standard air.

Flag/Ownership/Management

Naval Sea System Command

Type Rating Certificate

The ratio of the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected by a body to the amount incipient upon it, commonly expressed as a percentage. The albedo is to be distinguished from the reflectivity, which refers to one specific wavelength.

Human Element

An opening in a ship's deck for the loading and discharging of any kind of cargo.

A metastable lamellar aggregate of ferrite and cementite resulting from the transformation of austenite at temperatures above the bainite range.

Greater Coasting Service.

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Defense Logistics Agency

General term for an instrument used to make direct measurements of visual range or measurements of the physical characteristics of the atmosphere which determine the visible range.

A thermograph in which ventilation is provided by a suction fan.

The algebraic ratio of two specified stress values in a stress cycle. Two commonly used stress ratios are: (1) the ratio of the alternating stress amplitude to the mean stress. A = Sa/Sm and (2) the ratio of the minimum stress to the maximum stress. R =Sm ...

An international company whose services include travel and financial products and which is probably.

The standard deviation of a sufficiently large number of measurements of the same quantity by the same instrument or method. The non-correctable part of the inaccuracy of an instrument, it represents the limit of measurement precision. The uncertainty of ...