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The amount of BTU's/hour or kW's produced by a heating system from the burning of a fuel.

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A rain gauge capable of measuring very small amounts of precipitation. Also called micropluviometer, trace recorder.

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Part of a computer word that has meaning in itself, often, a byte.

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

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

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SWE

Sweden (Flag)

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A device that converts heat or sunlight directly to electricity, invented by Standford Ovshinsky, that has a unique glass composition that changes from an electrically non-conducting state to a semiconducting state.

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A strong tropical counterclockwise revolving storm the southern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere these storms revolve clockwise and are known as hurricanes.

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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.

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IND

Indication

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Project Analysis and Reporting System.

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A pair of dissimilar conductors, commonly metals, in electrical contact. See also galvanic corrosion.

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."

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

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A very sensitive electrostatic electrometer for measuring small potential differences.

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A condition in which a piece of metal, because of an impervious covering of oxide or other compound, has a potential much more positive than that at the metal in the active state.

International data interchange standards sponsored by the United Nations. See UN/EDIFACT.

Category:Sea Words

VDT

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

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The amount of heat energy that may be converted into useful energy from a fuel.

Category:Energy Terms

Guarantee issued by a bank to a carrier to be used in lieu of lost or misplaced original negotiable bill of lading.

Category:Sea Words