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recovery shot
Sports; Golf
To get the golf ball back into a better position after having hit it into a lousy position.
subsidiary
Financial services; General Finance
A wholly or partially owned company that is part of a large corporation. A foreign subsidiary is a separately incorporated entity under the host country's law. A subsidiary's ...
Magnitude
Astronomy; General astronomy
The units used to describe brightness of astronomical objects. The smaller the numerical value, the brighter the object. The human eye can detect stars to 6th or 7th magnitude on ...
subscription warrant
Financial services; General Finance
Applies to derivative products. Type of security, usually issued with another security, such as a bond or stock, that entitles the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common ...
orbital elements
Astronomy; General astronomy
Parameters (numbers) that determine an object's location and motion in its orbit about another object. In the case of solar-system objects such as comets and planets, one must ...