A powered hinge.

A specimen that is notched and subjected to alternating stresses until a crack has developed at the root of the notch.

To turn the boat away from the wind. Also, Fall Off. The opposite of heading up.

A solar photovoltaic product that generally consists of groups of PV cells electrically connected together to produce a specified power output under standard test conditions, mounted on a substrate, sealed with an encapsulant, and covered with a protectiv ...

A term commonly used in connection with a bill of lading. It involves the transfer of rights, title and interest in order to assign goods by endorsing the bill of lading.

A type of solar thermal collector that has tubes (pipes) that the heat transfer fluid flows through that are connected to a flat absorber plate.

A buried item, such as junk steel or graphite rods, that serves as the anode for the cathodic protection of pipelines or other buried structures. See also deep groundbed.

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter" (capital letters).

The process by which a power plant, apparatus, or building is approved for operation based on observed or measured operation that meets design specifications.

An investment in a power plant or demand side management measures or programs, that become uneconomical due to increased competition in the electric power market. For example, an electric power plant may produce power that is more costly than what the mar ...

A loan made by an employer to an employee on which interest is either not charged or is less than.

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a transaction was reported using the block.

CUSIP is the trademark for a system that uniquely identifies securities trading in the United.

An abandoned vessel at sea (a danger to navigation) or Any abandoned vessel.

A tendency for some alloys to separate along grain boundaries when stressed ordeformed at temperatures near the melting point.Hot shortness is caused by a low-melting constituent, often present only in minute amounts,that is segregated at grain boundaries ...

A method of moving a boat with oars. The person rowing the boat faces backwards, bringing the blade of the oars out of the water and toward the bow of the boat. They then pull the oars through the water toward the stern of the boat, moving the boat forwar ...

An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape. Also called a plow anchor.

The distance the ship's side falls in towards the center line above the load water line. Opposite of flare.

A chain of organic molecules produced by the joining of primary units called monomers.

Heavy weight,which gives a ship stability when the vessel is not carrying cargo.