MUSCLES OF RESPIRATION. When the diaphragm contracts in inspiration, initially the lower ribs are fixed and the dome of the diaphragm descends, thus increasing the vertical diameter of thorax.
arrearage. 1  the state or condition of being in arrears. 2  Often, arrearages. arrears; amount or amounts overdue. 3  Archaic. a thing or part kept in reserve.
The term demurrage / d Éª Ë m ÉËr Éª dÊ / from Old French demeurage, from demeurer - to linger, tarry - originated in vessel chartering and referred to the period when the charterer remained in possession of the vessel after the period normally allowed to load and unload cargo .