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The ratios, to the mean wind speed, of the average magnitudes of the component fluctuations of the wind along three mutually perpendicular axes.

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Breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier or iceberg.

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The accelerated deterioration at the interface between contacting surfaces as the result of corrosion and slight oscillatory movement between the two surfaces; Deterioration at the interface between two contacting surfaces accelerated by relative motion b ...

Electronic Supply Fund Reporting System.

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NT

Net Tons

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A company whose main purpose is the financing of hire purchase.

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(1) An isothermal reversible reaction in which a solid solution is converted into two or more intimately mixed solids on cooling, the number of solids formed being the same as the number of components in the system. (2) An alloy having the composition ind ...

Catastrophic brittle failure of a normally ductile metal when in contact with a liquid metal and subsequently stressed in tension.

Port Liner Term Charges.

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Is the ratio of weight of vapor existing in a given space to the weight that would be present if the space were saturated at the space temperature.

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Restricted Service between Dumai and Malacca.

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A popular term used to describe the increase in average global temperatures due to the greenhouse effect.

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A device used to transfer heat from a fluid (liquid or gas) to another fluid where the two fluids are physically separated.

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Cool air pulled ashore by rising thermal air currents caused by the air inland rising as the land heats up

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Misrepresenting freight or weight on shipping documents.

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The headstay on which jibs are hoisted

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A term applied to warm-air heating systems that deliver heated air to rooms by means of registers or baseboards located along exterior walls.

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The relationship between two numbers in the fibonacci sequence. The sequence for the first three.

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