A wedge-shaped piece of timber used to secure barrels against movement.

Generic term for insurance covering costs incurred due to illness, injury and.

Cargo containing shipments of two or more shippers or suppliers. Containerload shipments may be consolidated for one or more consignees.

Total remuneration of an employee or director which includes salary and bonuses.

The quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of a specific mass of a substance by one degree.

A space heating device that burns pellets; are more efficient, clean burning, and easier to operate relative to conventional cord wood burning appliances.

The lowest level at which the wind becomes geostrophic in the theory of the Ekman spiral. Also called gradient wind level.

Where meals are eaten

An equation that expresses the exact electromotive force of a cell in terms of the activities of products and reactants of the cell.

See mixed potential.

(EPS)Earning per Share (EPS) = Earnings / Number of Shares in Issue

Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.

Steel disc, that is dogged down over a porthole to secure against breakage of the glass and to prevent light from showing through.

An agreement in which one person is answerable for compensating the losses of another..

Any twelve-month period, usually selected to begin and end during a relative dry season. Used a basis for processing streamflow and other hydrologic data. The period from October 1 to September 30 is widely used in the U.S.

The amount of heat produced from the complete combustion of a unit of fuel. The higher (or gross) heating value is that when all products of combustion are cooled to the pre-combustion temperature, water vapor formed during combustion is condensed, and ne ...

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

The purchase of a put with a high strike price against the sale of a put with a lower strike price.

See 'ATM.

Stock in companies whose profits move in a cyclical manner, normally in phase with the economy. .