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LEV

Level (LEVL)

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A type of insulation, composed of small diameter pink, yellow, or white glass fibers, formed into blankets or batts, or used in loose-fill and blown-in applications.

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A hypothetical, ideal body which absorbs completely all incident radiation. independent of wavelength and direction. No actual substance behaves as a true black body, although platinum black and other soots rather closely approximate this ideal. However, ...

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NI

Nautical Institute. Organization founded in 1971 located in London which promotes high professional standards among deck officers.

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Some governments require certain commodities to be licensed prior to exportation or importation. Clauses attesting to compliance are often required on the B/L.- Various types issued for export (general, validated) and import as mandated by government(s).

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

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A pension plan in which employer and employee pay full rate National Insurance contributions.

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A method of upper air observation consisting of an evaluation of the wind speed and direction, temperature, pressure, and humidity aloft by means of a balloon-borne radiosonde tracked by radar or a radio theodolite.

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A compound used to make certain types of solar photovoltaic cells.

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The rate of heat production by a steady current in any part of an electrical circuit that is proportional to the resistance and to the square of the current, or, the internal energy of an ideal gas depends only on its temperature.

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A form of data transmission in which the bits of each character are sent one at a time along a single communication path. Compare to parallel data transmission.

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Conditions to which a device is subjected, not including the variable measured by the device. See normal operating conditions, reference operating conditions.

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An imprecise term used to denote a treatment given cold-worked material to reduce its strength to a controlled level or to effect stress relief. To be meaningful, the type of material, the degree of cold work, and the time-temperature schedule must be sta ...

(1) The initial component or the sensing element of a measuring system. For example, the receiver of a rain gauge is the funnel which captures the rain and the receiver of a thermoelectric thermometer is the measuring thermocouple. (2) An instrument used ...

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A group of wind turbines interconnected to a common utility system through a system of transformers, distribution lines, and (usually) one substation. Operation, control, and maintenance functions are often centralized through a network of computerized mo ...

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The ability of a solution to give satisfactory plating at very low current densities. a condition that exists in recesses and pits. This term suggests an ability to cover, but not necessarily to build up, a uniform coating, whereas throwing power suggests ...

Lux

The unit of illuminance equivalent to 1lumen per square meter.

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Investment in items other than stocks, bonds or other securities. Wine, art, antiques are.

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RAS

Replenishment at Sea.

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The amount of energy service or useful energy delivered per unit of energy input. Often used in reference to lighting systems, where the visible light output of a luminary is relative to power input; expressed in lumens per Watt; the higher the efficacy v ...

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