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Naval architecture
The engineering science dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures.
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range of stability
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The angle of heel to which a vessel may go before capsizing.
waterplane
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The area encompassed by a fixed vertical location in the hull form.
wetted surface
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The area of the immersed shell plating, plus that of the appendages.
summer loadline
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The basic maximum draft established by the freeboard rules.
boundary layer
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The body of water that is dragged along with a vessel because of friction.
wake
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The body of water that tends to follow a ship. It is set in motion by friction with the hull.
stem
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The bow frame forming the apex of the intersection of the forward sides of a ship. It is rigidly connected at its lower end to the keel and may be a heavy flat bar or of rounded plate construction.
