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prismatic coefficient

prismatic coefficient noun: the ratio between the total submerged volume of a ship's or boat's hull, on the one hand, and the product of the length of the submerged portion of the hull with the area of the largest cross-sectional slice of the submerged portion of the hull, on the other.

Noun

prismatic coefficient (plural prismatic coefficients)

  1. The ratio between the total submerged volume of a ship's or boat's hull, on the one hand, and the product of the length of the submerged portion of the hull with the area of the largest cross-sectional slice of the submerged portion of the hull, on the other.

Forms of prismatic coefficient

pluralprismatic coefficients

Questions about prismatic coefficient

What does prismatic coefficient mean?
Prismatic coefficient means the ratio between the total submerged volume of a ship's or boat's hull, on the one hand, and the product of the length of the submerged portion of the hull with the area of the largest cross-sectional slice of the submerged portion of the hull, on the other.
What part of speech is prismatic coefficient?
Prismatic coefficient is a noun.
What is the plural of prismatic coefficient?
The plural of prismatic coefficient is prismatic coefficients.

Words near prismatic coefficient in the dictionary

  1. prismal
  2. prismane
  3. prismanes
  4. prismated
  5. prismatic
  6. prismatic coefficient
  7. prismatic coefficients
  8. prismatic colors
  9. prismatic colours
  10. prismatic compass
  11. prismatic compasses

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