Nichol

Cited as Nichol. — 6 quotations

Axial

To take on an axial, and not an equatorial, direction.

Calorimetric

Satisfactory calorimetric results.

Convection

Liquids are generally heated by convection -- when heat is applied from below.

Current

The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents, whose direction . . . the navigator should know.

Implement

The chief mechanical requisites of the barometer are implemented in such an instrument as the following.

Vapor

Vapor is any substance in the gaseous condition at the maximum of density consistent with that condition. This is the strict and proper meaning of the word vapor.