The generic term for models which aim to price assets, usually shares or baskets of them, in.

A plastic payment card, issued by a bank or other financial institution, which enables the holder to.

A device for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy.

Any of the elements of the halogen family, consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine.

Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile - Measurement of speed is done in knots ...

The practice of using a single meter to measure consumption and generation of electricity by a small generation facility (such as a house with a wind or solar photovoltaic system). The net energy produced or consumed is purchased from or sold to the gener ...

A life-threatening condition where there is loss of body heat; the greatest danger for anyone in the water. As the body loses its heat, body functions slow down, and this can quickly lead to death.

A soft, cylindrical fabric bag for clothes and personal possessions

A sailor's trunk; the intake between the ship's side and a sea valve.

The ring bolted to the upper end of the shank of an anchor and to which the bending shackle secures.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors.

An instrument which measures the effective terrestrial radiation. See Angstrom pyrgeometer.

Call or put options on an index such as the Standard and Poor's 500 Index or the FTSE 100.

A device that removes contaminants, by mechanical filtration, from the fresh air stream before the air enters the living space. Filters can be installed as part of a heating/cooling system through which air flows for the purpose of removing particulates b ...

The top of a mast.

Additional thickness of planking on a wooden ship about her waterline to give the vessel more stability.

Decision support system

A process of removing soil, scale, or corrosion products from a metal surface by subjecting it as an electrode to an electric current in an electrolytic bath.

The number of degrees of list a vessel has. The first indication that a vessel may need to reef is when there is too great an angle of heel.