Active — may mean:* Active lifestyle * Active volcano * Sky Active, Sky s Interactive Service * Active grammatical voice * Active component, in electronics * The active partner in a sexual activity * An active in a fraternity or sorority * ACTIVE Active… … Wikipedia
Ship stability — is an area of Naval Architecture and ship design that deals with how a ship behaves at sea, both in still water and in waves. Considerations are made as to the center of gravity and center of buoyancy of vessels and how they interact. History… … Wikipedia
Ship motions — are defined by the six degrees of freedom that a ship or boat can experience. Translation Heave : is the linear vertical (up/down) motionSway : is the linear lateral (side to side) motionSurge : is the linear longitudinal (front/back) motion… … Wikipedia
Active noise control — (ANC) (also known as noise cancellation, active noise reduction (ANR) or antinoise) is a method for reducing unwanted sound. Contents 1 Explanation 2 Applications 3 See also 4 … Wikipedia
Active Sound — (coord|63|25|S|56|10|W|) is a sound, averaging 2 miles (3.2 km) wide, extending in an east northeast direction from Antarctic Sound and joining the Firth of Tay with which it separates Joinville and Dundee Islands. Discovered in 1892 93 by… … Wikipedia
Ship commissioning — Hundreds attend the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan … Wikipedia
Ship prefix — A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship. Prefixes for civilian vessels may either identify the type of propulsion, such as SS for steamship, or purpose, such as RV… … Wikipedia
ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… … Universalium
Active Pass — The pass stretches 5.5 km from northeast to southwest with two roughly right angle bends.It was named for the Active , a United States survey vessel, the first steamer to navigate the pass in 1855. [ Active Pass . Encyclopedia of British Columbia … Wikipedia
Ship's cat — Prime Minister Winston Churchill encounters a ship s cat. He restrains Blackie, the mascot of HMS Prince of Wales, from joining an American destroyer, while the ship s company stand to attention during the playing of the National Anthem … Wikipedia
