A group of coating or welding processes in which finely divided metallic or nonmetallic materials are deposited in a molten or semimolten condition to form a coating. The coating material may be in the form of powder, ceramic rod, wire, or molten material ...

The region of an anodic polarization curve, noble to and; above the passive potential range, in which there is a significant increase in current density (increased metal dissolution) as the potential becomes more positive (noble).

Local Trade limit Service.

The point at which the Sun , traveling in the Ecliptic , crosses the Equinoctial when going from South to North declination.

Indicates the jib or staysail being boomed out on the opposite side of the mainsail in a following wind, giving a large amount of sail area presented to the wind. see Wing and Wing

Components subordinate to the compressor.

Iron or wood pin fitted into racks, around which lines can be belayed or secured.

Light lines from the topping lift to the boom, forming a cradle into which the mainsail may be lowered.

One mole is the mass numerically equal (in grams) to the relative molecular mass of a substance. It is the amount of substance of a system that contains as many elementary units (6.023 exp23) as there are atoms of carbon in 0.012 kg of the pure nuclide C1 ...

Financial Statement.

The process of moving existing loads to off-peak periods.

The officer on board responsible for the navigation of the ship.

An object that might not allow safe operation. A group of rocks just under the water or a submerged wreck could be a navigational hazard.

A market in which there are more sellers than buyers resulting in falling.

A horizontal axis wind turbine in which the rotor is downwind of the tower.

A safety device consisting of a short length of relatively fine wire, mounted in a holder or contained in a cartridge and connected as part of an electrical circuit. If the circuit source current exceeds a predetermined value, the fuse wire melts (i.e. th ...

Inlet and outlet connections are located at the same level on opposite sides of the filter or other device installed on the pipeline.

Council of European & Japanese National Shipowners Associations

40 cubic feet.

See ceilometer.