Said of a distant ship when her hull is below horizon and her masts and upper works are visible.

The horsepower required to compress adiabatically the air or gas delivered by the compressor through the specified range of pressures.

A contract for transportation between a shipper and a carrier. It also evidences receipt of the cargo by the carrier. A bill of lading shows ownership of the cargo and, if made negotiable, can be bought, sold or traded while the goods are in-transit.

Cubic feet per minute (cfm) of air required at the inlet to the distribution system.

An agent, broker or financial institution who can give advice and act as a middle person between a.

A device that allows a terminal or computer at one location to communicate with a terminal or computer at a distant location via wire or phone lines.

The algebraic difference between the upper and lower limits of the measuring range of an instrument, i.e. a thermometer with a range of -35 to 50

Preventive Machinery Maintenance system.

The distance from the surface of the water to the main deck or gunwale.

An attachment point for another object.

A faintly-colored circular arc similar to a rainbow but formed on fog layers containing drops whose diameters are 100 microns or less. Also called mistbow, white rainbow.

A record obtained from a meteorograph. A chart in which meteorological variables are plotted against time.

Electro-mechanical steering device; an instrument designed to control automatically a vessel's steering gear so that she follows a pre-determined track through the water.

Old seafaring term meaning something very difficult or awkward. see Devil

A condition that can occur in a solar collector if the working fluid does not circulate when sun is shining on the collector.

Bank for International Settlements The central bankers' bank, based in Basle,.

(GNMA)In the US, a government-owned corporation which guarantees payment of interest and principal of.

A metallic coating obtained bydipping the base metal into a molten metal.

The actual lifting force of an inflated balloon, usually expressed in grams.

A thermometer, invented by James Six in 1782, which simultaneously indicates the maximum and minimum temperatures attained during a given interval of time. A U-tube min/max thermometer