free surface effect (English, noun)
expansion: free surface effect (plural free surface effects)
Senses:
topics: engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The tendency of liquids and liquid-like aggregates to move in response to changes in the attitude of a craft's cargo holds, decks, or liquid tanks in reaction to operator-induced motions (or sea states caused by waves and wind acting upon the craft).
Forms:
form: free surface effects
tags: plural