A transducer for converting thermal energy directly into electrical energy. It is composed of pairs of thermocouples which are connected either in series or in parallel. Thermopiles are used in thermoelectric radiation instruments when the output of a sin ...

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A topsail on the main mast.

Same as instrument shelter.

A board with cleats, forming a bridge reaching from a gangway of a vessel to the wharf.

International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation

A device used on certain types of instruments to prevent unwanted radiation from affecting the measurement of a quantity. Also called solar radiation shield.

The compound (working fluid) used in air conditioners, heat pumps, and refrigerators to transfer heat into or out of an interior space. This fluid boils at a very low temperature enabling it to evaporate and absorb heat.

Tax payable on a deceased person's.

Same as photometer.

(1) Formation of a new, strain free grain structure from that existing in cold worked metal, usually accomplished by heating. (2) The change from one crystal structure to another, as occurs on heating or cooling through a critical temperature.

The electrical and magnetic fields created by the presence or flow of electricity in an electrical conductor or electricity consuming appliance or motor.

A sailor's paradise where amusements were plentiful, and the women were accommodating.

Sundays, holidays excluded

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

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A boat which uses the wind as its primary means of propulsion.

Net borrowings of a company divided by shareholders' funds. The ratio shows the amount of.

A person entrusted to manage the assets and interests of another. For example, an executor in a.

A strategy employed in a futures market to reduce risk.