Naval architecture

Naval architecture

The engineering science dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures.

Industry: Shipbuilding

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ro-ro

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Abbreviation for a vessel designed to carry vehicles, so arranged that the vehicles may be loaded and unloaded by being rolled on or off on their own and/or auxiliary wheels, via ramps fitted in the ...

weather-tight

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Ability to shed casual water, such as rain, that has no pressure.

outboard

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Abreast or away from the centerline; outside the hull.

chine

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Abrupt change in transverse shape where a vessel's side and bottom come together.

athwartship

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Across the ship, at right angles to the fore-and-aft centerline.

abaft

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Aft of, toward the stern from a designated location.

tempering

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

After quenching, the material is reheated to a predetermined temperature below the critical range and then cooled. In steelmaking this is done to relieve stresses set up by quenching and to restore ...