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Rent: A fixed, periodic payment made by a tenant of a property to the owner for possession and use, usually by prior agreement of the parties.

Equatorial Undercurrent: A subsurface current setting eastward along the Equator in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. In the Pacific, its core of maximum velocity lies at a depth of about 100 meters within t . . . View Full Definition

Equatorial Tidal Currents: Tidal currents occurring semimonthly as a result of the Moon being over the Equator. At these times the tendency of the Moon to produce a diurnal inequality in the tidal current is at a minimum.

Upwelling Current: The upward movement of cold bottom water in the sea, which occurs when wind or currents displace the lighter surface water.

Parental Lockout: Parental Lockout allows users to set a password to control access to programming based on channel, rating or content.

Turbidity Current: A mixture of sediment particles and water that flows down the continental slope. These high density currents can reach great speeds and generally erode loose sediments from the seafloor beneath them.

Equatorial Countercurrent: A current setting eastward between the North and South Equatorial Currents of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian (in northern winter) Oceans. In the Atlantic and Pacific, its axis lies about . . . View Full Definition

North Pacific Current: A North Pacific Ocean cur-rent setting eastward from about 160° east to somewhat beyond about 150° west. It continues the flow of the Kuroshio Extension, sending branches to the south.

Florental: Hybrid variety with Gamay Noir heritage. Has synonym name Burdin 7705 and is reportedly a french cultivar released in 1959. The vine lacks vigor, has early budbreak, ripens early with medium . . . View Full Definition

Low Voltage Differential (LVD): A differential logic scheme using lower voltage levels than HVD.