The lowest price at which a dealer or market maker will sell a.

A place suitable for anchoring in relation to the wind, seas and bottom.

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

An anode that is insoluble in the electrolyte under the conditions prevailing in the electrolysis.

Holes cut in a plate to make it lighter and yet not reduce its strength.

(APR)Where interest on loans is expressed as other than a yearly rate, for example 1.5% per month, APR.

The motion of air relative to a body in it.

A clock-driven instrument mounting which automatically and continuously points in the direction of the sun. It is used with a pyrheliometera,hen continuous direct solar radiation measurements are required.

International Hydrographic Bureau

Gross Standard Volume

A substance that produces depolarization.

Project Analysis and Reporting System.

Hyundai Merchant Marine Korean shippig company

Before the introduction of man-made fibers, much of the rope used at sea was made from manila. Made from the fibers of banana plants in the Philippines, manila did not rot when it was exposed to seawater.

The decrease of an atmospheric variable with height, the variable being temperature, unless otherwise specified.

A naturally occurring radioactive gas found in the U.S. in nearly all types of soil, rock, and water. It can migrate into most buildings. Studies have linked high concentrations of radon to lung cancer.

Video Display Terminal. An input and display device which includes a keyboard and a screen and allows a human to communicate with a computer.

A facility or piece of equipment that produces electricity.

(See MALL.)

Human Element