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Steerageway

A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm.

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Speed 76% connected

Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.

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Velocity 76% connected

Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the ve…

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Acceleration noun · 78% connection

(physics) a rate of increase of velocity

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Angular acceleration noun · 78% connection

(physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body

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Angular velocity noun · 78% connection

(physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute

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Center of buoyancy noun · 78% connection

(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

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Center of immersion noun · 78% connection

(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

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Centre of buoyancy noun · 78% connection

(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

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Centre of immersion noun · 78% connection

(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

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Cohesion noun · 78% connection

(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

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Coriolis force noun · 78% connection

(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a r…

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Electric energy noun · 78% connection

(physics) the potential energy of an electric charge in an electric field, or of an electric current in a magnetic field.

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Energy noun · 78% connection

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;…

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Force noun · 78% connection

(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"

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Free energy noun · 78% connection

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;…

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Gravitation noun · 78% connection

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…

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Gravitational attraction noun · 78% connection

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…

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Gravitational force noun · 78% connection

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…

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Gravity noun · 78% connection

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…

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Inertia noun · 78% connection

(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

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Aberration noun · 78% connection

A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and th…

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Amenable adjective · 78% connection

Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.

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Avail verb · 78% connection

To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the pl…

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Block verb · 78% connection

A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an…

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Camel noun · 78% connection

A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow wate…

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Equilibrium constant noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction eq…

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Equilibrium law noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the…

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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate noun · 78% connection

the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the prese…

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ESR noun · 78% connection

the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the prese…

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Governableness noun · 78% connection

The quality of being governable; manageableness.

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Handy superl. · 78% connection

Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel.

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Horse power unknown · 78% connection

A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines…

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