| Camber (camber) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Cam"ber |
| [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.] |
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).
An upward concavity in
the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight
upward concavity in a straight arch. See
Hogback.
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| Camber (camber) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Cam"ber |
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To cut bend to an upward
curve] to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
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| Camber (camber) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Cam"ber |
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