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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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ribband
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A fore-and-aft wooden strip or heavy batten used to align the transverse frames and keep them in a fair line during construction. Any similar batten for fairing a ship's structure. Also, a layer of ...
diesel engine
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A form of internal combustion engine, which relies on the heat of compression to ignite the fuel mixture.
Isherwood system
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A former proprietary method of ship construction in which large, widely spaced transverse frames are used in conjunction with light, closely spaced longitudinal members. The method is named after ...
longitudinal framing
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A hull-stiffening system in which the stiffening members run along the length of the ship
cant frame
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A frame not square to the centerline at the counter of the ship and connected at the upper end to the cant beams.
cant beam
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A frame not square to the centerline at the counter of the ship and connected at the upper end to the cant beams.
