This is an INCO term and explains what the price quoted represents and the responsibility of the buyer and seller in relaton to arranging for the various costs associated(e.g. insurance, freight, duties) with the shipment. It is normally used in sea or ai ...

Same as hydrogen embrittlement.

(1) Decomposition or alteration of a chemical substance by water. (2) In aqueous solutions of electrolytes, the reactions of cations with water to produce a weak base or of anions to produce a weak acid.

A magnetometer of the electromagnetic type which is used to measure the horizontal intensity of the earth's magnetic field.

See foehn.

The process of changing the structure of the electric power industry from one of guaranteed monopoly over service territories, as established by the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, to one of open competition between power suppliers for custome ...

Here are a few old superstitions of seamen: (1) When a ship was launched or about to sail on a long voyage, a libation was offered to the gods of the sea by pouring wine upon the deck so that good fortune would accompany the ship. (2) Flowers carried on b ...

The percentage rate at which interest is charged on a loan or paid on savings.

A graphical representation of stage or discharge at a point on a stream as a function of time.

A rotation anemometer which has a horizontal axis upon which helicoidal shaped vanes are mounted. See windmill anemometer.

In the direction the wind is blowing. A boat sailing downwind, away from the wind source with the sails let out all the way, is running with the wind.

Sailor's songs sung in the forecastle when the men of a watch were off duty. These were sung for entertainment, thus they were not shanties.

A closed-loop solar heating system in which the heat transfer fluid in the collector loop drains into a tank or reservoir whenever the booster pump stops to protect the collector loop from freezing.

A type of heating system that provides heat from the resistance of an electrical current flowing through a conductor.

Abbreviation for Export-Import Bank of the United States. An independent U.S. Government Agency which facilitates exports of U.S. goods by providing loan guarantees and insurance for repayment of bank-provided export credit.

A fishing vessel designed to tow a trawl for catching bottom fish.

Having an affinity for water. Contrast with hydrophobic.

A line running from the stern of the boat to a dock or pier when moored.

To fasten a rope securely by taking turns around a cleat or bollard.

Maritime area usually specified by range of ports in which a vessel may operate