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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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