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Camber   Listen
noun
Camber  n.  
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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Words linked to "Camber" :   alignment, incline, arch, bank, side, convex shape, convexity, cant, arc


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