A federal agency established in 1933 to develop the Tennessee river valley region of the southeastern U.S., and which is now nation's largest power producer.

A fabric cone attached to a metal ring and used to indicate wind direction. often at airfields.

The statement that the viscosity of air is independent of the density of air.

Passenger Vessel Association.

The correctable part of the inaccuracy of an instrument.

A model for generating expected equity returns. It is based on the premise that returns are the.

Inter-Island Sevice in Solomon.

The standard deviation (positive square-root of the variation) of the errors associated with physical measurements of an unknown quantity, or statistical estimates of an unknown parameter or of a random variable.

An index calculated from total dissolved solids, calcium concentration, total alkalinity, pH and solution temperature that shows the tendency of a water solution to precipitate or dissolve calcium carbonate.

U.S. Customs' automated program under AMS. It allows for electronic reporting of inbound (foreign) cargoes in the U.S.

Same as fogbow.

An instrument for recording global solar radiation.

A battery-powered electrically driven vehicle.

A unit of measurement for the ability of a material to retard the diffusion of water vapor at 73.4 F (23 C). A perm, short for permeance, is the number of grains of water vapor that pass through a square foot of material per hour at a differential vapor p ...

(1) Said of ship's head when it moves away from wind, especially when tacking. (2) To discharge a crew and close Articles of Agreement of a merchant ship.

A thermal storage wall is a south-facing wall that is glazed on the outside. Solar heat strikes the glazing and is absorbed into the wall, which conducts the heat into the room over time. The walls are at least 8 in thick. Generally, the thicker the wall, ...

Tax allowances are concessions by the Inland Revenue which can be used to reduce a person's.

Comity Maritime International (maritiem law association)

High-Pressure

Progressive loss of original material from a solid surface due to continuing exposure to cavitation.