water-plane coefficient
water-plane coefficient
[′wȯd·ər plān ‚kō·i‚fish·ənt] (naval architecture)
The ratio of the area of the water plane of a ship at the surface of the water to the product of its beam and its length on the waterline.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.