Cam"ber , v. i. To curve upward.
Cam"ber , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cambered (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Cambering.]
To cut
bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
Cam"ber (?), n. [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.]
1. (Shipbuilding)
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.) 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.
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