The mass density of a parcel of air expressed in units of mass per volume.

Same as luminous intensity.

The conversion of one form of energy into another by the action of plants or microorganisms. The conversion of biomass to ethanol, methanol, or methane.

The device in an air conditioner that distributes the filtered air from the return duct over the cooling coil/heat exchanger. This circulated air is cooled/heated and then sent through the supply duct, past dampers, and through supply diffusers to the liv ...

The difference between the price of a futures contract and the spot or cash price. The item being.

A winch used for hoisting and lowering cargo.

All (not just 98%) particles larger than the stated micron size have been removed from the fluid being filtered.

A type of ceiling and roof assembly that has no attic.

Joint Industry Project

Marine Custody Transfer Measurement

The least noble potential where pitting or crevice corrosion, or both, will initiate and propagate.

The act of decoying a ship ashore by means of false lights.

Calculation of a loss by an average adjuster.

Consignments of cargo sent abroad in a ship to be sold or bartered by the master to best advantage or when the opportunity arises.

The air external to a building or device.

An electrical device that adjusts the leading current of an applied alternating current to balance the lag of the circuit to provide a high power factor.

A method of growing large size, high quality semiconductor crystal by slowly lifting a seed crystal from a molten bath of the material under careful cooling conditions.

European Harbour Masters Association

To push a sail out so that the wind fills the opposite side, thus slowing the boat down.

A light line with a weight on the end used for heaving from ship to shore (or ship to ship) when coming alongside. A heavier cable or hawser is attached which can then be hauled over using the heaving line.