A bilge keel is used to reduce a ship's tendency to roll. Bilge keels are employed in pairs (one for each side of the ship). A ship may have more than one bilge keel per side, but this is rare. Bilge keels increase hydrodynamic resistance to rolling, making the ship roll less.
For other uses, see Integrity (disambiguation) . Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. It is generally a personal choice to uphold oneself to consistent moral and ethical standards.In ethics, integrity is regarded by many people as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions.he word integrity evolved from the Latin adjective integer, meaning whole or complete. In this context, integrity is the inner sense of wholeness deriving from qualities such as honesty and consistency of character.
1. uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. 2. the state of being whole or entire: to preserve the integrity of the empire. 3. a sound or unimpaired condition. [1400â50; late Middle English integrite integritÄs. See integer, -ity ].