A lubricating oil made with synthetic base stocks.

The use of devices to limit or prevent the release of pollution into the atmosphere.

The action of letting go the sheets of a sailing vessel, thus spilling the wind and reducing the forward motion of the boat.

The highest continuous deck which runs the full length of the ship without a fall or interruption.

A fracture, usually of' polycrystalline metal, in which most of the grains have failed by cleavage, resulting in bright reflecting facets. It is associated with low-energy brittle fracture.

Same as dropsonde.

Is the ratio of the polytropic compression energy transferred to the gas to the actual energy transferred to the gas.

(1) In good condition. (2) To adjust to proper shape or size.

To bagpipe the mizzen, is to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the weather mizzen rigging.

Valve of a pump box; to prime a pump.

A measure of the amount of light incident on a surface; measured in foot-candles or Lux.

An instrument that, once established, cannot be modified or cancelled without the agreement of all parties concerned.

Receiver(s)

The voiding of a buy or sell.

Apparatus consisting of (a) standard radiosonde and radiosonde ground equipment to obtain upper-air data on pressure, temperature, and humidity, and (b) a self-tracking radio direction-finder to provide the elevation and azimuth angles of the radiosonde s ...

A type of weld cracking that usually occurs below 203

Kilograms per square centimeter absolute.

Electroplating tin on an object.

A conductor or system of conductors for radiating and/or receiving radio energy. Also called aerial.

See mixed potential.