The process by which water in air changes from a vapor to a liquid due to a change in temperature or pressure; occurs when water vapor reaches its dew point (condensation point); also used to express the existence of liquid water on a surface.

Is a key ratio used in.

A metal whose luster has been reduced because of a surface film, usually a corrosion product layer.

Same as atmometer.

An area of low barometric pressure, with its attendant system of winds. Also called a depression or cyclone.

Programmable Read-Only Memory. Read-only memory which can be programmed by the user using a special hardware programmer.

A liquid-in-glass thermometer which uses an organic substance such as alcohol as the thermometer liquid. This type of thermometer has a low freezing point and a high coefficient of expansion. It is less accurate, however, than a mercury thermometer.

A vessel's position determined by observation and navigational data.

Bale (Capacity)

Port and Tanker Safety Act.

A material formed from the incomplete combustion or destructive distillation (carbonization) of organic material in a kiln or retort, and having a high energy density, being nearly pure carbon. (If produced from coal, it is coke.) Used for cooking, the ma ...

A lamp that consists of a sealed arc tube inside a glass envelope, or outer jacket. The inner arc tube is filled with elements that emit light when ionized by electric current. A ballast is required to provide the proper starting voltage and to regulate c ...

A type of power inverter that produce a high quality (nearly sinusoidal) voltage, at minimum current harmonics.

A U-shaped fitting closed with a pin across the open ends, the pin sometimes being threaded at one end and sometimes held in place with a cotter pin, and used to secure sails to lines or fittings, lines to fittings, fittings to fittings, anchors to chain, ...

A process resulting in adecrease of the toughness or ductility of a metal due to the presence of atomic hydrogen. Hydrogen embrittlement has been recognized classically as being of two types. The first known as internal hydrogen embrittlement, occurs when ...

Forward. The opposite of abaft.

The interior space of a building that is heated or cooled.

To condition/cool air by dessication.

The last day on which the seller can present documents to the advising or issuing bank.

Embrittlement of iron-chromium alloys (most notably austenitic stainless steels) caused by precipitation at grain boundaries of the hard, brittle intermetallic sigma phase during long periods of exposure to temperatures between approximately 560 and 980