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LR

Lloyd's Register of Shipping (British Class Society)

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The cost of producing one additional unit of a product.

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A measure of the amount of "spin" (or rotation) in the atmosphere.

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An angle piece fitted over the edge of boxes, crates, bundles and other packages to prevent the pressure from metal bands or other types from cutting into the package.

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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.

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The ratio of a boiler's or gasifier's maximum output to its minimum output.

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Areas of the ocean lying between the mostly westerly winds of the higher latitudes, and the trade winds. These areas usually have prolonged calms, and in the older days of sail it could take quite a while to clear out of this area, by which time the seame ...

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A recording magnetometer.

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A device for mounting cylinders.

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Electronic Trading Stasndard Format

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MIS

1.Management information system.2.Missing

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Heat cannot, of itself, pass from a colder to a hotter body.

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

The heat-transfer (exchanger) component of a heatpump, located outdoors, from which heat is collected in the heating mode, or expelled in the cooling mode.

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A device worn to reduce the level of noise heard by the wearer.

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National Fluid Power Association.

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COL

Column.

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Propeller

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A U.S. Customs program wherein at least two designated Customs ports will enter cargo that arrives at either port without the necessity of an in-bound document.

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The process of implementing measures to reduce peak power demands on a system.

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