The change in a performance characteristic caused by a change in a specified operating condition from reference operating condition, all other conditions being held within the limits of reference operating conditions.

The swiveled opening at the top of a ventilator.

Said of wind when exactly ahead; and of another vessel when her fore and aft line coincides with observer's line of sight.

(FDIC) In the US, the federal agency that acts as guarantor for funds deposited in member.

Said of a vessel when she is shipping water on deck and it is running off through scuppers and freeing ports.

A cylinder installed in a body of water or an evaporation pan to hold a sensor, such as a float to measure water level or a hook gage. The stillwell is constructed so that there is free movement of water in and out of it, and it therefore provides a repre ...

A keel that is narrow and deeper than a full keel.

Site planning that accounts for natural solar heating and cooling processes and their relationship to building shape, orientation, and siting.

To exceed the design capacity of a device.

Any bank, stockyard, warehouse, depository or other facility that is authorised by an exchange for.

(1) A molecular structure in which a heterocyclic ring can he formed by the unshared electrons of neighboring atoms. (2) A coordination compound in which a heterocyclic ring is formed by a metal bound to two atoms of the associated ligand. See also comple ...

Assault upon a seaman, by Master, while at sea.

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

Metal strip and lead fastener used for locking freight car or truck doors. Seals are numbered for record purposes.

The amount payable by a life insurance company to the beneficiaries on the death of the insured (the.

Both a noun and a verb to describe the exterior surface of building elements (walls, floors, ceilings, etc.) and furniture, and the process of applying it.

A type of window glass that contains special tints that cause the window to absorb as much as 45% of incoming solar energy, to reduce heat gain in an interior space. Part of the absorbed heat will continue to be passed through the window by conduction and ...

The maximum distance, usually horizontally, at which a given object or light source is just visible under particular conditions of transmittance and background luminance.

The inside center strand of rope.

Income usually relevant to two people (for example man and wife) which continues until the death of.