The electromotive force generated in a circuit containing two dissimilar metals when one junction is at a temperature different from that of the other. see also thermocouple.

A signboard attached to a daybeacon to convey navigational information presenting one of several standard shapes (square, triangle, rectangle) and colors (red, green, orange, yellow, or black). Daymarks usually have reflective material indicating the sha ...

A person inexperienced with or uncomfortable around boats.

Cotton yarn used for cleaning purposes.

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.

A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas.

Refers to the direction in which a line goes.

Society of Maritime Arbitrators

The sovereign power to take property for a necessary public use, with reasonable compensation.

A list of navigational lights arranged in geographical order, giving the position and characteristics.

A heating system where heat is supplied (radiated) into a room by means of heated surfaces, such as electric resistance elements, hot water (hydronic) radiators, etc.

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

In the US, the period between the time a policyholder makes an insurance claim and the time it is.

in folklore, a name for fire.

Use of individual carrier/rail equipment through a central agency for the benefit of carriers and shippers.

The regular periodic arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal of semiconductor material.

The alignment of a building along a given axis to face a specific geographical direction. The alignment of a solar collector, in number of degrees east or west of true south.

Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings.

An electrical inverter that inverts direct current electricity to alternating current electricity, and that uses another alternating current source, such as an electric power transmission and distribution network (grid), for voltage and frequency referenc ...

The distance the bow of a boat is forward of another's stern