FLAG. Broker abbreviation indicating the country in which the vessel is registered. See also FOC.

An aviation weather forecast for a specific flight.

Float On / Float Off

A type of recording siphon barometer. The mechanically magnified motion of a float resting on the lower mercury surface is used to record atmospheric pressure on a rotating drum.

A class of rain gauge in which the level of the collected rain water is measured by the position of a float resting on the surface of the water.

In reference to solar photovoltaic cell manufacure, a method of growing a large-size, high-quality crystal whereby coils heat a polycrystalline ingot placed atop a single-crystal seed. As the coils are slowly raised the molten interface beneath the coils ...

An evaporation pan in which the evaporation is measured from water in a pan floating in a larger body of water.

Overflowing by water of the normal confines of a stream or other body of water, or accumulation of water by drainage over areas which are not normally submerged.

(1) To fill a space (room) with water; (2) A rising tide.

That stage, on a fixed river gauge, at which overflow of the natural banks of the stream begins to cause damage in any portion of the reach for which the gauge is used as an index.

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

When a company decides to list its shares on a stock market it has to go through an elaborate.

A squadron of small ships.

Floating wreckage from a shipwreck.

The volume of a substance passing a point per unit time (e.g., meters per second, gallons per hour, etc.).

In reference to solar thermal collectors, the condition where the heat transfer fluid is flowing through the collector loop under normal operating conditions.

A valve that controls the flow of air that passes through the valve. Used often for retardation or timing circuits, but especially for regulating the piston speed in cylinders.

A schematic flow sheet showing all controls involved with the system.

An instrument for measuring the amount of air flow of a compressor. Measured in CFM.

The rate (in liters or gallons per minute, cubic meters or cubic feet per second, or other quantity per time unit) Air related flows are usually expressed in CFM, SCFM, ACFM, ICFM