Person given a passage in one of H.M. ships; usually on compassionate grounds.

The change in direction of a ray of light when it passes through one media to another with differing optical densities.

Also known as income drawdown and flexible pension. See 'personal pension.

(IRA)In the US, a tax-deferred retirement savings account which may be set up by people in employment. .

The tide with the least variation in water level, occurring when the moon is one quarter and three quarters full. The lowest high tide and the highest low tide occur at neap tide. The opposite is the spring tide.

Difference in air or gas temperature between the outlet of the intercooler and the inlet of the compressor.

Industry-related: A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.

An option is deep in-the-money when it is so far in-the-money that it is unlikely to go.

A set of regulations set down by the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board to govern the operational control of aircraft on instrument flight. The abbreviation of this term is seldom used to denote the rules themselves, but is in popular use to describe the weathe ...

Personal Locator Beacon

A semiconductor which exhibits rapid and extremely large changes in resistance for relatively small changes in temperature.

A phrase preceding the signature of a drawer or endorser of a negotiable instrument; signifies that the instrument is passed onto subsequent holders without any liability to the endorser in the event of nonpayment or nondelivery.

An electric current induced by radiant energy.

The amount (percent) of light that is reflected by a surface relative to the amount that strikes it.

A measure of the effective cooling capacity of a refrigerator, expressed in Btu per hour or in tons, where one (1) ton of capacity is equal to the heat required to melt 2,000 pounds of ice in 24 hours or 12,000 Btu per hour.

The value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company. Usually.

A light sail, such as a spinnaker, used to make the most of light following winds.

Is a positive displacement rotary compressor.

Sailing upwind so close to the wind that the forward edge of the sail is stalling or luffing, reducing the power generated by the sail and the angle of heel. Also known as pinching.

(ISA)A tax-favoured savings account introduced on 6th April 1999 which replaced PEPs and TESSAs. ISAs.