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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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lines

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

The drawing that shows the shape or form of the ship.

electrolysis

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

The effect of an electric current passing through an electrolyte in transferring ions from one part to another.

butt

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

The end joint between two plates or other members that meet end to end.

break

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

The end of a partial superstructure such as a poop, bridge or forecastle where it drops to the deck below.

sail board

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

The equivalent of a surf board fitted with a sail on a flexibly-mounted mast that can be tilted forward or aft so as to eliminate the need for a rudder.

length overall

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

The extreme length of a ship measured from the foremost point of the stem to the aftermost part of the stern

stress

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

The force per unit section area producing deformation in a body.