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Pronunciation : Cam"ber
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F. cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr. camera vault, arch. See Chamber, and cf. Camerate.]
Definition : 1. (Shipbuilding)

Defn: An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).

2. (Arch.)

Defn: An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback. Camber arch (Arch.), an arch whose intrados, though apparently straight, has a slightly concave curve upward. -- Camber beam (Arch.), a beam whose under side has a concave curve upward.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cam"ber
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.

t. [imp. & p. p. Cambered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cambering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cam"ber
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To curve upward.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913