Heeling adjuster. Also called VERTICAL FORCE INSTRUMENT
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SPREAD
The divergence of the air stream in a horizontal or vertical plane after it leaves the outlet.
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AMMETER
An instrument for measuring the magnitude of electric current flow.
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COMPRESSOR
A device which converts mechanical force and motion into pneumatic flow power.
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HYDROMETER
An instrument for determining either the specific gravity of a liquid or the API gravity.
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GYROSCOPIC DRIFT
The horizontal rotation of the spin axis of a gyroscope about the vertical axis
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HEAVE
The oscillatory vertical rise and fall, due to the entire hull being lifted by the force of the sea. Also called HEAVING
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HEAVE
The oscillatory vertical rise and fall, due to the entire hull being lifted by the force of the sea. Also called HEAVING
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HUNTING
Fluctuation about a mid-point due to instability, as oscillations of the needle of an instrument about the zero point.
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ANEMOMETER
An instrument for measuring the velocity of a fluid.
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FRICTION
The resisting force encountered at the common boundary between two bodies when, under the action of an external force, one body, moves or tends to move relative to the surface of the other.
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