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Definition of CAMBER

Camber
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.
Camber
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.
Camber
Camber Cam"ber, v. i. To curve upward.

Meaning of CAMBER from wikipedia

- Look up camber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Camber may refer to a variety of curvatures and angles: Camber angle, the angle made by the wheels...
- Camber angle is one of the angles made by the wheels of a vehicle; specifically, it is the angle between the vertical axis of a wheel and the vertical...
- Camber Sands is a beach in East Sus****, England, in the village of Camber, near Rye. It is the only sand dune system in East Sus****. Located east of the...
- being more convex (positive camber). An airfoil that is not cambered is called a symmetric airfoil. The benefits of cambering were discovered and first...
- shape, and the numerical designator ("NACA 2415", for instance) specified camber lines, maximum thickness, and special nose features. These figures and shapes...
- The camber is a measure of lateral main deck curvature in naval architecture. The curve is applied to a deck transversely, measured as the height of deck...
- In building, a camber beam is a piece of timber cut archwise, and steel bent or rolled, with an obtuse angle in the middle, commonly used in platforms...
- Camber, also Kamber, was the legendary first king of Cambria, according to the Geoffrey of Monmouth in the first part of his influential 12th-century pseudohistory...
- Cambering is a phenomenon typically seen at a valley crest or plateau margin whereby blocks of competent strata such as sandstone stretch, tilt or rotate...
- Case of Lady Camber may refer to: The Case of Lady Camber (play), a 1915 British play by Horace Annesley Vac**** The Case of Lady Camber (film), a 1920...