A squadron of small ships.

Sunlight scattered by atmospheric particles and gases so that it arrives at the earth's surface from all directions and can not be focused.

A battery that uses lithium in the negative electrode and a metal sulfide in the positive electrode, and the electrolyte is molten salt; can store large amounts of energy per unit weight.

A current carrier, either an electron or a hole, that is in the minority in a specific layer of a semiconductor material; the diffusion of minority carriers under the action of the cell junction voltage is the current in a photovoltaic device.

Mobile truck equipment with the capacity for lifting a container within its own framework.

Interchangeability resulting from standardization. Futures and options contracts for the same.

The physical exposure of an instrument. The effect of immediate environment upon the representativeness of the measurements obtained by meteorological instruments is considerable and not always correctable. The purpose of the instrument shelter is to prov ...

(1) The action of a line as it passes over the sheave of a block. (2) The act of easing away gently.

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 ...

The amount of energy absorbed (or converted) by a solar collector (or photovoltaic cell or module) over a 15 minute period.

Insulation made from rockwool fibers, fiberglass, cellulose fiber, vermiculite or perlite minerals, and composed of loose fibers or granules can be applied by pouring directly from the bag or with a blower.

A type of furnace in which fuel is spread, automatically or mechanically, across the furnace grate.

The carrier issuing transportation documents or publishing a tariff.

Certificate given to a ship arriving from a foreign port, by the port's health officer, indicating that there are no cases of disease aboard the ship and the health of all on board is good.

The document which specifies the details and conditions of cover of an insurance contract together.

Lowest altitude in the atmosphere over a given location at which the air temperature is 0

The humidity transducinu element in a Diamond-Hinman radiosonde. Also called electrolytic strip.

A measurement of the movement of the price of a particular stock compared with the movement of the.

A company quoted on the London Stock Exchange which invests its shareholders' funds in the shares.

In a line parallel to the ship's keel.