prismatic coefficients

A form of prismatic coefficient — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of prismatic coefficient
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