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/kˈæmbər/ Listen

noun

Camber n.

(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).

(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.

verb

Camber v. t. (past & past part. cambered; pres. part. cambering) To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.

Camber v. i. To curve upward.

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Etymology of 'Camber'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Camber" Quotes from Famous Books

... more nearly amidships she could be worked with one mast and sail. The New Haven sharpie retained its original proportions. It was long, narrow, and low in freeboard and was fitted with a centerboard. In its development it became half-decked. There was enough fore-and-aft camber in the flat bottom so that, if the boat was not carrying much weight, the heel of her straight and upright stem was an inch or two above the water. The stern, usually round, was planked with vertical staving that produced a thin counter. The sheer was usually marked ...

— The Migrations of an American Boat Type • Howard I. Chapelle

... instance to build roads, this force was afterwards kept on as a working gang to carry out any jobs which became necessary. These men laid out and built an excellent road system, following the well-accepted British lines with a high camber and a hard surface so that the water ...

— Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons - Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben • Henry Charles Mahoney