In reference to a solar energy conversion devices, the degree to which a substance will absorb solar energy. In a solar photovoltaic device, the factor by which photons are absorbed as they travel a unit distance through a material.

A line leading from forward on the ship and secured to a forward inboard thwart of the boat in such a way as to permit quick release.

OBServation.

Temperature based on an absolute scale.

The efficiency of the filter in removing some portion of a specified test contaminant under a specific set of laboratory conditions. It determines the mass of the contaminant the filter removes from a known sample introduced to the filter.

The process by which one object becomes adhered to another by the binding action of ice.

A thermodynamic change of state in a system in which there is no transfer of heat or mass across the boundaries of the system. In an adiabatic process, compression always results in warming, expansion in cooling. Compare to diabatic process.

An anemometer utilizing the principle that the pitch of the aeolian tones generated by air moving past an obstacle is a function of the speed of the air. Largely a curiosity and has been put to no practical application in modem meteorology.

Free on Board: Export term in which the price quoted by the exporter does not include the costs of ocean transportation, but does include loading on board the vessel.

A building material made from clay, straw, and water, formed into blocks, and dried; used traditionally in the southwestern U.S.

When the cable is hove taut so as to bring the vessel nearly over her anchor. The yards are a-peek when they are topped up by contrary lifts.

A process in which cooling of an interior space is accomplished by the evaporation of a volatile fluid, which is then absorbed in a strong solution, then desorbed under pressure by a heat source, and then recondensed at a temperature high enough that the ...

The situation of the anchor when it is raised clear of the ground. The same as a-weigh.

(AMPS)In the US, this system provides access to information helpful to the NYSE staff in managing.

The unfortunate man who was assigned to remain on deck to watch over the ship's safety while the ship was in harbor, and the rest of the crew were off duty.

A solar water or space-heating system that use pumps or fans to circulate the heat-transfer fluid from the solar collectors to a storage tank subsystem.

A component of a heat pump that stores liquid and keeps it from flooding the compressor. The accumulator takes the strain off the compressor and improves the reliability of the system.

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The volume of water required to cover one acre to a depth of one foot: 43,560 cubic feet.

A number of quantity defining a limit that errors will not exceed when a device is used under specified operating conditions. Accuracy rating can be expressed in a number of forms, i.e. in terms of the measured variable (+/- 1 C), percent of span (+/-0.5% ...