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Current
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The horizontal movement of water.
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Current, английский
Текущий, русский
Текущий , нынешний
Current, английский
Aktualny, польский
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Horizontal, английский
- Горизонталь; горизонтальный
- Горизонталь; горизонтальный 287
- At right angles to the direction of gravity; on the level; parallel to the horizon; neither vertical nor inclined.
- A direction parallel to the horizon, or what is commonly termed lying flat. one of the greatest inconveniences navigators have to struggle with is the frequent want of a distinct sight of the horizon. to obviate this a horizontal spinning speculum was adopted by mr. lerson, who was lost in the victory man-of-war, in which ship he was sent out to make trial of his instrument. this was afterwards improved by smeaton, and consists of a well-polished metal speculum about 3-1/2 inches in diameter, inclosed within a circular rim of brass, so fitted that the centre of gravity of the whole shall fall near the point on which it spins. this is the end of a steel axis running through the centre of the speculum, above which it finishes in a square for the convenience of fitting a
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Chine, английский
- The intersection of the bottom and sides of a flat or v-bottomed boat.
- 1. an angle in the hull.
- Острая скула, острый угол в корпусу
- Скула
- The backbone of a cliff, from the backbones of animals; a name given in the isle of wight, as black gang chine, and along the coasts of hampshire. also, that part of the water-way which is left the thickest, so as to project above the deck-plank; and it is notched or gouged hollow in front, to let the water run free.
- [1] the line along a hull where sides and bottom meet. [2] the rim of a cask formed by projecting staves. [3] a water channel above the deck on wooden ships. [4] in south-central england, a steepsided river valley leading to the sea though easilyeroded cliffs (anglo-saxon cinan = gap).
- The intersection of a boat`s bottom and side. if this intersection is rounded, it is a "soft" chine. if the intersection is squared off, it is a "hard" chine.
- The location where the deck joins the hull of the boat.
Beam, английский
The greatest width of the boat.
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