MAY

A legal term requiring voluntary compliance, usually qualified by a stated circumstance or limiting condition see shall and should.

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ANAEROBIC

A condition in which 'free' or dissolved oxygen is not present in the water.

BRIDGING

A condition of filter element loading in which contaminant spans the space between adjacent sections of a filter element, thus blocking a portion of the useful filtration.

ACID CONDITION IN SYSTEM

Condition in which refrigerant or oil in a system, is mixed with vapor and fluids that are acidic in nature.

HIGH WATER STAND

The condition at high water when there is no sensible change in the height of the water. A similar condition at low water is called LOW WATER STAND

AEROBIC

A condition in which 'free' or dissolved oxygen is present in water.

SATURATION

Condition existing when substance contains all of another substance it can hold for that temperature and pressure.

HALF TIDE

The condition or time of the tide when midway between high and low

THIN FILM LUBRICATION

A condition of lubrication in which the film thickness of the lubricant is such that the friction between the surfaces is determined by the properties of the surfaces as well as by the viscosity of the lubricant.

IN EXTREMIS

Condition in which either course or speed changes or both are required on the part of both ships if the ships are to avoid collision

IN PHASE

The condition of two or more cyclic motions which are at the same part of their cycles at the same instant.

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