LONGITUDINAL COEFFICIENT


Meaning of LONGITUDINAL COEFFICIENT in English

Naval Archit.

the ratio of the immersed volume of a hull to the product obtained by multiplying its length on the water line by the immersed area of the midship transverse section, all assuming a given depth of immersion of the hull. Also called prismatic coefficient .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .