prismatic section
1prismatic coefficient — noun : the ratio of the volume of displacement of a ship to that of a prism equal in length to the distance between perpendiculars of the ship and in cross section to that of the immersed midship section * * * Naval Archit. See longitudinal… …
2Bloodletting in Mesoamerica — Maya civiliza …
3Stress (mechanics) — Continuum mechanics …
4Right- and left-hand traffic —   countries with right hand traffic …
5Zinc–air battery — specific energy 470 (practical),1370 (theoretical) Wh/kg[1][2] (1.692, 4.932 MJ/kg) energy density 1480 9780 Wh/L[c …
6Sulfide minerals — ▪ Table Sulfide minerals name colour lustre Mohs hardness specific gravity habit or form fracture or cleavage refractive indices or polished section data crystal system argentite blackish lead gray metallic 2–2 1/2 7.2–7.4 cubic or octahedral… …
7Theory of Colours — Infobox Book name = Theory of Colours title orig = Zur Farbenlehre translator = Charles Eastlake [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi m0422/is 2 82/ai 64573524/pg 6] image caption = Light spectrum, from Theory of Colours – Goethe observed that… …
8Sundial — A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style (a thin rod or a sharp, straight edge) onto a flat surface marked with lines indicating… …
9Ship construction — articleissues wikify=November 2007 rewrite=May 2008Several basic ship types are considered. The particular features of appearance, construction, layout, size, etc., will be examined for the various ship types.General cargo ships# The general… …
10Oxide minerals — ▪ Table Oxide minerals name colour lustre Mohs hardness specific gravity anatase brown to indigo blue and black; also variable adamantine to metallic adamantine 5½–6 3.8–4.0 boehmite white, when pure 3 3.0–3.1 brookite various browns metallic… …
