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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Camber \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Camber \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Camber \Cam"ber\, v. i. To curve upward. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: camber n 1: a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road) 2: a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force [syn: {bank}, {cant}] 3: the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top v : curve upward in the middle
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