A type of heating appliance that extracts so much of the available heat content from a combusted fuel that the moisture in the combustion gases condenses before it leaves the furnace. Also this furnace circulates a liquid to cool the furnace's heat exchan ...

Vibration isolation mount. Provides reductions in vibration transmission.

The abrupt and large increase in electrical conductivity exhibited by some metals as the temperature approaches absolute zero.

A multihulled boat with three hulls.

An index of the share prices of 30 leading companies in the UK selected to depict British.

A traditional maritime saying to indicate that it is time for a morning drink, it was generally assumed that in northern latitudes the sun would show above the foreyard of a ship by 11.00 which was approximately the time in many ships of the forenoon "sta ...

A brace, usually triangular, for reinforcing a corner or angle in the framework of a structure.

The low effective temperature of the sky on a clear night.

In the US, a power of attorney which, subject to conditions and safeguards, continues in force even.

A course steered by the compass that has been corrected for variation and deviation

Break; e.g., the line parted under strain

The process of assimilating many small shipments into one large shipment at a central point so that economies of scale may be achieved; to commence discharge of cargo.

An electrical installation containing power conversion (and sometimes generation) equipment, such as transformers, compensators, and circuit breakers.

The maximum rate at which an engine can do work as measured by the resistance of an applied brake. Expressed in horsepower.

Corrosion occurring preferentially at grain boundaries, usually with slight or negligible attack on the adjacent grains. Also called intercrystalline corrosion.

The intensity of the internally distributed forces or components of forces that resist a change in the volume or shape of a material that is or has been subjected to external forces. Stress is expressed in force per unit area and is calculated on the basi ...

Anchor is off the sea bottom when being heaved in .

Large Unit Financial System.

The two times of the year when the sun crosses the equator and night and day are of equal length; usually occurs on March 21st (spring equinox) and September 23 (fall equinox).

First attempt at best offer that can be matched