Working Party on Fire Protection and Safety (IACS)

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

The motion of air relative to a body in it.

When a vessel's head falls off from the wind. To pay. To cover over with tar or pitch. To pay out. To slack up on a cable and let it run out.

The number of cycles of stress that can be sustained prior to failure under a stated test condition.

Aging induced by rapid cooling after solution heat treatment.

To come alongside.

Project Analysis and Reporting System.

Smooth Water Services.

A type of vertical-axis wind machine that has long, thin blades in the shape of loops connected to the top and bottom of the axle; often called an "eggbeater windmill."

An investment strategy which seeks to identify companies whose net assets per share are worth.

A sliding type of bearing having either rotating or oscillatory motion and in conjunction with which a journal operates. In a full or sleeve type bearing, the bearing surface is 360 degrees in extent. In a partial bearing, the bearing surface is less than ...

The ratio of the maximum demand on an electricity generating and distribution system to the total connected load on the system; usually expressed as a percentage.

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

"Li-Ion" and "LiPo" batteries refer to lithium ion and lithium polymer respectively. They are the latest versions of rechargeable battery and produce three times the voltage of a nickel battery and last three times as long. They are widely used in cell ph ...

The total annual return on an investment which includes dividend payments and capital.

A device for measuring the frequency of occurrence of atmospherics whose intensity is greater than a predetermined level.

A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit.

A movement of equipment from an origin rail ramp to a destination rail ramp only.

Any one of numerous devices for the measurement of either speed alone or of both direction and speed (set and drift) in flowing water.