A mechanical barometer used to measure air pressure for warnings of changing weather.

To send electricity through a electricity transmission and distribution network; a conductor or power line that is carrying current.

Is a standardized method to determine the carbon formation characteristics of compressor lubricants.

The process of payment clearance between two branches of the same.

The alternating motion of a boat, leaning alternately to port and starboard; the motion of a boat about its fore-and-aft axis.

The transducer of any hygrometer, i.e. that part of a hygrometer that quantitatively "senses" atmospheric water vapor.

Of or pertaining to rain.

A unit of distance equal to 5280 feet. It is sometimes referred to as a land mile.

The duration and periodicity of the operation of a device.

Securities, such as some debentures (perpetual debentures) and certain government loan stock.

The reaction of a metal or alloy with a sulfur-containing species to produce a sulfur compound that forms on or beneath the surface on the metal or alloy.

The movement of ions through the electrolyte associated with the passage of the electric current. Also called transport or migration.

A photoelectric spectrophotometer which is used in the determination of the ozone content of the atmosphere.

A number system used to describe wind forces and sea conditions from 0 for a flat calm to 12 for a hurricane

The energy lost from the movement of a fluid in a conduit (pipe) due to the disturbances created by the contact of the moving fluid with the surfaces of the conduit, or the additional pressure that a pump must provide to overcome the resistance to fluid f ...

A furnace grate that moves fuel through the combustion chamber

A bond, issued by a highly regarded company or municipal authority with a rating of AAA or.

Foreign income from sources other than the movement of goods. It includes a country's earnings from.

Brittle fracture of a metal in which the fracture is between the grains, or crystals, that form the metal. Also called intercrystalline fracture. Contrast with transgranular fracture.

Area of high barometric pressure where the wind circulates clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. These are fair weather systems with light or moderate winds.