prismatic coefficient

English

Noun

prismatic coefficient (plural prismatic coefficients)

(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.

Coordinate terms

block coefficient
midship coefficient
waterplane coefficient

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