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.

Directly or indirectly taking the opposite side of a customer's order into the handling broker's own.

See: 'National Insurance (NI).

The material through which electricity is transmitted, such as an electrical wire, or transmission or distribution line.

The bearing surrounding the propeller shaft where it exits the hull.

The act of breaking out the flukes of an anchor if they are caught on some obstruction, preventing it from being normally weighed.

The push or pull that alters the motion of a moving body or moves a stationairy body; the unit of force is the dyne or poundal; force is equal to mass time velocity divided by time.

To influence the demand on a power source.

The posted bill showing stations of the crew at maneuvers and emergency drills.

The component of a solar energy heating system that collects solar radiation, and that contains components to absorb solar radiation and transfer the heat to a heat transfer fluid (air or liquid).

A device that removes airborne particles from breathable air. Negative ions are produced and give up their negative charge to the particles. These new negative particles are then attracted to the positive particles surrounding them. This accumulation proc ...

The price at which units in a unit trust are bought by investors. Also known as the offer.

A term which describes the rising of warm air above cold air when two air masses of different temperatures, humidity and pressure meet.

The length of time an individual retains an investment.

A term which means in the meantime. See 'interim bonus' and 'interim.

The physical process by which a liquid or solid is transformed into the gaseous state. For this process a mechanical device uses the outside air's heat to evaporate water that is held by pads inside the cooler. The heat is drawn out of the air through thi ...

Metal, usually galvanized sheet metal, used to provide protection against infiltration of precipitation into a roof or exterior wall; usually placed around roof penetrations such as chimneys.

(EPB)The benefit which an employer must give an employee who was contracted out of the old graduated.

(EFTA) An association of countries (originally comprising Denmark, United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland,.

Between crystals or grains. Also called intercrystalline. Contrast with transgranular.