camber

n. மெல் வளைவான சிறு கோட்டம், மேல் வாட்டமான வளைவு, கப்பற் பலகையின் மேற்வளைவு, மஜ்ம் இறக்கும் துறை, (வி.) சிறிது வளைவுச்செய், சற்றே வளைவுறு.

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Cam"ber, n. Etym: [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) Defn: 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.) Defn: 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. Cam"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cambered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cambering.] Defn: To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve. Cam"ber, v. i. Defn: To curve upward.

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