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The true freezing point of water. The temperature at which a mixture of air-saturated pure water and pure ice may exist in equilibrium at a pressure of one standard atmosphere.

A ladder of rope with rungs, used over the side.

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A method of predicting heating and/or cooling loads using instantaneous load calculation at different outdoor dry-bulb temperatures, and multiplying the result by the number of hours of occurrence of each temperature.

A process for carrying out a reaction in which the reactants are fed in discrete and successive charges.

The part of the boat behind the beam.

Very High Frequency. (30-300 MHz) Designate also the radio communication apparatus using this frequency. It reaches only slightly beyond the horizon, except in favourable circumstances where transmission up to several hundred miles are possible.

The lowest value of oxidizing potential at which pits nucleate and grow. It is dependent on the test method used.

A moral, rather than a contractual commitment by a bank to provide a loan to a borrower up to a.

The quantity measured by a sound level meter in which the frequency response is weighted according to the A-weighting curve (see IEC publication 651).

A metastable aggregate of ferrite and cementite resulting from the transformation of austenite at temperatures below the pearlite range but above M

Ad valorem.

A description or explanation of the manner in which the height of the ceiling is determined, i.e. aircraft ceiling, balloon ceiling. estimated ceiling, indefinite ceiling, measured ceiling, precipitation ceiling.

To combine or charge with gas.

Wire Rods in Coils

World Electronic Navigation Database

A thermometer whose sensitive element has been made to resemble a black body by covering it with lamp black. The thermometer is placed in an evacuated transparent chamber which is maintained at a constant temperature. The instrument responds to insolation ...

Voyage Data Recorder

Boards fixed vertically to a boat to prevent leeway