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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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drag
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The designed excess of draft aft over that forward when fore and aft drafts are measured from the designed waterline.
laying off
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The development of the lines of ship's form on the mold-loft floor and making templates therefrom; also called laying down
trim
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The difference between the draft forward and the draft aft. If the draft forward is the greater, the vessel is said to "trim by the head." If the draft aft is the greater, it is "trimming by the ...
apparent wind
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The direction from which the air impinges on a boat in motion.
loaded displacement
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The displacement of a ship when floating at its greatest allowable draft. It is equal to the weight of water displaced and is the sum of the light displacement and the deadweight.
metacentric height
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The distance from the metacenter to the center of gravity of a ship. If the center of gravity is below the metacenter, the vessel is initially stable.
freeboard
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
The distance from the waterline to the upper surface of the freeboard deck at side.
