camber beam

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camber beam - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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).
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     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.
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     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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