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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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Simpson's rule
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A numerical technique for analyzing areas within curves without benefit of equation defining the curves.
half-breadth plan
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A part of the lines drawing in which are shown the shapes of the waterplanes. Also called the waterlines plan.
waterlines plan
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A part of the lines drawing on which are shown the shapes of the waterplanes.
gangway
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A passageway, side shell opening, or ladderway used for boarding or leaving a ship.
marine engineer
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A person with specific expertise in designing or selecting machinery for boats and ships, and making decisions on their arrangement within the hull. Also a ship's officer involved ...
cavitation
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A phenomenon in which low pressure on the back of a propeller blade allows bubbles to form.
