The right to maintain a course according to the Rules of Navigation. When two boats are on intersecting courses, one is the "stand-on" vessel (has "right of way" and must hold its course steady) so the other "give-way" vessel may steer clear. ...

A financial institution which invests large amounts of money in the stock, bond and other financial.

The swelling or bubbling of a coating usually because of heating (term currently used in space and fire protection applications).

Old legend of a Dutch skipper who, in a strong gale, swore by Donner and Blitzen that he would beat into Table Bay in spite of God's wrath. His ship foundered and he was condemned to go on sailing eternally in his attempt to reach Table Bay. There was a s ...

This is the pressure found on the suction side of a refrigeration system.

A non-commissioned naval rank. Midshipmen play a part, under supervision, in most of the ship's activities, and are in training for higher command.

A type of High-Intensity Discharge (HID) lamp that uses sodium under high pressure as the primary light-producing element. These high efficiency lights produce a golden white color and are used for interior industrial applications, such as in warehouses a ...

The measure of closeness in shape between a waveform and it's fundamental component.

See insurance.

Assets which are non physical in form, that is, which cannot be seen. Examples are patents,.

An effect noted primarily in wet snow conditions when snow clings to the sides of a precipitation gauge and gradually accumulates until the gauge orifice is capped with accumulated snow. This effect can be minimized by using large collectors, and wind scr ...

A photometer which measures the intensity of radiation as a function of the frequency (or wavelength) of the radiation.

Is the lowest temperature to which oil must be heated under standardized test conditions to drive off sufficient inflammable vapour to flash when brought into contact with a flame. Flash points of petroleum based lubricants increase with increasing pressu ...

A popular term for highly insulating window with a heat loss so low it performs better than an insulated wall in winter, since the sunlight that it admits is greater than its heat loss over a 24 hour period.

Transmit high-voltage electricity from the transformer to the electric distribution system.

See hydrogenembriltlement.

A line of equal or constant temperature.

A thermopile used in some types of radiation instruments. See solarimeter.

The rate at which a company is spending its cash reserves.

An atmometer which uses a filter paper disc as the evaporating element. The amount of water evaporated through the paper is read at the graduated tube reservoir.