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

A diagram showing the intensity of the radiation field in all directions from a transmitting radio or radar antenna at a given distance from the antenna.

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

Wind coming from the north.

A pyranometer developed by M. Robitzsch. Its design utilizes three bimetallic strips which are exposed horizontally at the center of a hemispherical glass bowl. The outer strips are white reflectors and the center strip is a blackened absorber. The bimeta ...

An index that combines sensible temperature and air humidity to arrive at a number that closely responds to the effective temperature; used to relate temperature and humidity to levels of comfort.

Is the ratio of the thermodynamic work requirement in the cylinder to actual brake horsepower requirement.

Dangle a man from one of the yard arms, sometimes by the neck, if the man was to be killed, and sometimes by the toes, if he was merely to be tortured. A severe punishment used aboard sailing ships long ago. Today, a reprimand.

This is an insurance policy purchased by a seller to provide protection against non-payment by a buyer due to insolvency or political/economic turmoil in the buyers country.

Reversing the position of an object or line.

Sundays, holidays excluded

Heatless reactivated dryer. By means of expanding cold dry air to near atmospheric pressure inside the regeneration tower, the dryer air picks up moisture from the saturated desiccant bed and is then purged to atmosphere.

Motor

Spontaneous aging of a supersaturated solid solution at room temperature. See also aging. Compare with artificial aging.

Any source of radiant energy, especially electromagnetic energy.

A topsail on the main mast.

A measurement of atmospheric conditions aloft, above the effective range of a surface weather observation. Elements evaluated include temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed, and wind direction.

A wharf licensed and attended by Customs authorities.

A notification by carrier of ship's arrival to the consignee, the "Notify Party," and - when applicable - the "Also Notify Party." These parties in interest are listed in blocks 3, 4 and 10, respectively, of the Bill of Lading.

U.S. Commerce Department document, "Shipper's Export Declaration."