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FREE SURFACE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free surface 1, record 1, English, free%20surface
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A boundary between immiscible fluids, such as between the surface of a body of water and the atmosphere. 1, record 1, English, - free%20surface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surface libre
1, record 1, French, surface%20libre
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface à laquelle l'eau se stabilise quand sa pression est égale à celle de la pression atmosphérique. 1, record 1, French, - surface%20libre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-06-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Shipbuilding
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free surface
1, record 2, English, free%20surface
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As in free surface effect. Effect on stability of ship when a liquid is permitted to move freely from side to side. 2, record 2, English, - free%20surface
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Constructions navales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surface libre
1, record 2, French, surface%20libre
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- carène liquide 1, record 2, French, car%C3%A8ne%20liquide
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-04-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cargo (Water Transport)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- free surface
1, record 3, English, free%20surface
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- loose water 1, record 3, English, loose%20water
correct, less frequent
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any body of liquid in a ship which has an unconfined upper surface, free to remain parallel to the horizontal as the ship rolls and pitches, is said to have a free surface. Free surface always has a deleterious effect on transverse stability, which varies as the cube of the breadth of the free surface, parallel to the ship's beam. 1, record 3, English, - free%20surface
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- surface libre
1, record 3, French, surface%20libre
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous savons qu'au point de vue stabilité transversale, un lest liquide à surface libre détermine une diminution de stabilité, par rapport au même lest considéré comme fixe, (...) Il suffit évidemment de supprimer la surface libre de ce liquide pour pouvoir le considérer comme un poids fixe. 1, record 3, French, - surface%20libre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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