CAMBERS

Verb

cambers

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camber

Anagrams

• Cambres, cambres, cembras

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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