Engineering

Engineering

The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.

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mutual offset

Financial services; General Finance

A system, such as the arrangement between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), which allows trading positions established ...

driver

Sports; Golf

This is a wooden club that is usually only used when hitting a tee shot. The driver is the # 1 wood. It has the largest club head of all the clubs and is used to hit the ball ...

irradiance

Energy; Solar power

When solar radiation comes into contact with a surface, by direct means or through diffusion or reflection.

institutional investors

Financial services; Venture capital

Refers mainly to insurance companies, pension funds and investment companies collecting savings and supplying funds to markets but also to other types of institutional wealth like ...

basted

Meat products; Poultry

Marinating or injecting a solution of perhaps fat, broth, stock, water, spices, coloring or other ingredients to raw poultry to enhance flavor and reduce dryness. Usually up to ...