A bilge keel is often in a V shape, welded along the length of the ship at the turn of the bilge. Although not as effective as stabilizing fins, bilge keels have a major advantage in their low impact on internal ship arrangements.
intensify. verb. 1. increase, boost, raise, extend, concentrate, add to, strengthen, enhance, compound, reinforce, step up (informal), emphasize, widen, heighten, sharpen, magnify, amplify, augment, redouble They are intensifying their efforts to secure the release of the hostages.hese Annals of the English Stage, from Thomas Betterton to Edmund [74] Kean, are full of the colours of life in their most emphatic and motley contrasts, as is natural in proportion as the stage itself concentrates and artificially intensifies the character and conditions of ordinary life.
Antibodies contribute to immunity in three main ways: they can prevent pathogens from entering or damaging cells by binding to them; they can stimulate removal of a pathogen by macrophages and other cells by coating the pathogen; and they can trigger direct pathogen destruction by stimulating other immune responses such as the complement pathway.