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

See constant-level balloon.

A multihulled boat with three hulls.

ACRONYM - Approach temperature. Usually the difference between cooling water temperature in to compressed air temperature out of an inter-cooler or after-cooler. Sometimes used to define oil cooler efficiency (cooling water temperature in to oil temperatu ...

When a company is about to have a new issue of shares (possibly an IPO), its advisers may well do.

Amount of time for a compressor to complete one cycle.

(IB)An individual or firm who can perform all the functions of a broker except one. An introducing.

The number of shares of a company on sale to the public at a given time.

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.

A turbine that generates power from the combustion of a fuel.

The trapping of light by refraction and reflection at critical angles inside a semiconductor device so that it cannot escape the device and must be eventually absorbed by the semiconductor.

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.

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter" (capital letters).

A value that describes the ability of a material to conduct heat. The number of Btu that flow through 1 square foot of material, in one hour. It is the reciprocal of the R-Value (U-Value = 1/R-Value).

An engine in which fuel is burned (or heat is applied) to the outside of a cylinder; a Stirling engine.

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

Automated Communications and Order Routing Network (BEACON)

The normal working pressure for an air motor (6 bar).

To unload a shipping container.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.