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Shipbuilding
The design, construction and maintenance of both commercial and military ships and floating vessels in shipyards or other marine facilities.
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mensuration
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The branch of geometry dealing with methods of measuring plane or three-dimensional figures.
deadweight
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The carrying capacity of a ship at any draft and water density. Includes weight of cargo, dunnage, fuel, lubricating oil, fresh water in tanks, stores, passengers and baggage, ...
metacenter
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The center of buoyancy of a listed ship is not on the vertical centerline plane. The intersection of a vertical line drawn through the center of buoyancy of a slightly listed ...
transmission system
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The collection of devices used to connect the prime mover to the propelling device.
electric arc welding
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The common way of forming a joint between two pieces of metal. The process involves passing an electric current through an expendable metal rod that is held a short distance from ...
afterpeak
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The compartment in the stern, abaft the aftermost watertight bulkhead.
negative stability
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The condition of a floating body that will not return to its initial position if slightly deflected, but will continue to move away from that position and possibly capsize.
