"prismatic coefficient" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prismatic coefficients [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prismatic coefficient (plural prismatic coefficients)
  1. (nautical, engineering) 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. Wikipedia link: prismatic coefficient Categories (topical): Engineering, Nautical Coordinate_terms: block coefficient, midship coefficient, waterplane coefficient
    Sense id: en-prismatic_coefficient-en-noun-EoEMpb4t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport

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