prismatic coefficient
prismatic coefficient · prismatic coefficients
The ratio between the total submerged volume of a ship's or boat's hull, on the one…The ratio between the total submerged volume of a ship's or boat's hull, on the one hand, and the product of the length of the submerged portion of the hull with the area of the largest cross-sectional slice of the submerged portion of the hull, on the other.
Meaning
1 sensesThe ratio between the total submerged volume of a ship's or boat's hull, on the one hand, and the product of the length of the submerged portion of the hull with the area of the largest cross-sectional slice of the submerged portion of the hull, on the other.
Forms
plural: prismatic coefficients| Singular | prismatic coefficient |
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| Plural | prismatic coefficients |
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