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A sail set forward of the foremast on the headstay; a foresail

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The price at which a bond or preferred stock can be redeemed by the issuer. The call price will.

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Machines in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the flowing medium. (Raise the pressure of the air by converting the energy from the velocity of the air to pressure.)

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A professional person qualified to give advice to clients regarding investments such as life.

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(FCM)In the US, an individual or organisation accepting orders to buy or sell futures contracts or.

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(GAYE)The description used for schemes where a donation to your chosen charities is automatically deducted.

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Name given to the lowest deck in a ship.

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The relationship of flow per unit area to differential pressure across a filter medium.

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Goods floating on surface of sea after a wreck.

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The general name for ropes, blocks and tackles, tools, etc. (things).

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The permitted increase in pressure developed after the valve has opened. Usually expressed in percentage, ie.; 3% accumulation (A.S.M.E. Code, Section I). Flows through safety/relief valves are officially determined at these overpressure conditions.

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A WECS designed to produce electricity.

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Biofouling means the accumulation of aquatic organisms such as microorganisms, plants, and animals on surfaces and structures immersed in or exposed to the aquatic environment. Biofouling can include microfouling (microscopic organisms including bacteria ...

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In financial services, the period after signing a contract during which customers are entitled to.

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Machines cooled by water circulated through jackets surrounding the cylinders or casings.

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The earnings of a company are its annual profits after deduction of tax, dividends to preference.

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Accelerated corrosion of a metal because of an electrical contact with a more noble metal or nonmetallic conductor in a corrosive electrolyte.

A passive solar heating system in which the sun warms a heat storage element, and the heat is distributed to the interior space by convection, conduction, and radiation.

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A short-sea vessel which transfers cargo between a central "hub" port and smaller "spoke" ports.

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An electrolytic cell, the electromotive force of which is caused by a difference in concentration of some component in the electrolyte. This difference leads to the formation of discrete cathode and anode regions.