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.

Cargo which has been booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded before the vessel sails. See also "Windy Booking."

Difference between the instantaneous wind velocity at a point and the mean wind velocity taken over a given time interval. Also called fluctuation velocity.

The carbon left after evaporating an oil under controlled conditions.

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

The American central banking system which comprises 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks, their.

An abbreviation for one thousand cubic feet of natural gas with a heat content of 1,000,000 Btus, or 10 therms.

A substance that produces depolarization.

National Boating Safety Advisory Council

To charge less than the proper amount.

A sprocket wheel on the windlass for taking links of the chain cable.

A compressor cooled by atmospheric air circulated around the cylinders or casing.

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

Cycloidal Propeller

Open Shelter Deck ship.

New York Mercantile Exchange

Traffic Separation Scheme

A process involving conjoint corrosion and cavitation.

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.

(ADX)Measures whether a market is in a trending mode and suitable for a trending following system. ADX is.