There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
CAMBERING
Verb
cambering
present participle of camber
Noun
cambering (plural camberings)
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
Anagrams
• embracing
Source: Wiktionary
CAMBER
Cam"ber, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: 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.
Cam"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cambered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cambering.]
Definition: To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
Cam"ber, v. i.
Definition: To curve upward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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