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Difference between minimum and maximum pressures for an air compressor. Also called cut in-cut out or load-no load pressure range.

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Words incorporated when signing under duress and not concurring entirely with import of document signed, and after stating grounds of non-concurrence.

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The power required to energize the magnetic field of a generator.

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The interior area of a building, calculated in square feet or meters.

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Energy that is capable or available for doing work; the time rate at which work is performed, measured in horsepower, Watts, or Btu per hour. Electric power is the product of electric current and electromotive force.

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The percentage of a building's seasonal energy requirements that can be met by a solar energy device(s) or system(s).

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Sailing ship with a favorable wind, sailing dry and easily. A person riding the crest of good fortune

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The cost to a company of producing goods. Similarly with a retailer or distributor type business,.

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A strategy in which one call and one put with the same expiration, but different strike prices, are.

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If a pension pays less than this limit, the whole of the member's share of the pension fund can be.

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An index of the share prices of the 250 largest companies (by market capitalisation) immediately.

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The amount of authorised share capital that shareholders have actually subscribed to a company for.

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An instrument that uses sound waves to measure the distance to the bottom.

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Activated by means other than a directly connected prime mover.

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A short length of rope secured at one end, and used in securing or checking a running rope, e.g., deck stopper, boat fall stopper, etc.

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Seamen who worked on the masts and yards of square-rigged ships.

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A Marine insurance term to refer to partial loss on an individual shipment from one of the perils insured against, regardless of the balance of the cargo. Particularaverage insurance can usually be obtained, but the loss must be in excess of a certain per ...

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The rotating element of a machine and, in the case of a compressor, is composed of the impeller (impellers) and shaft, and may include shaft sleeves and a thrust balancing device.

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A support wire running from the upper part of the mast to the bow of the boat designed to pull the mast forward. A forestay that attaches slightly below the top of the mast can be used to help control the bend of the mast. The most forward stay on the boa ...

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Straps to hook your feet under in cockpit when hiking out.

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