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Webster 1913 Edition

Camber

Cam′ber

,
Noun.
[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.

Cam′ber

,
Verb.
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.

Cam′ber

,
Verb.
I.
To curve upward.

Webster 1828 Edition

Camber

CAMBER

,
Noun.
Among builders, camber or camber-beam is a piece of timber cut archwise, or with an obtuse angle in the middle, used in platforms, where long and strong beams are required. As a verb, this word signifies to bend, but I know not that it is used.
A cambered-deck, is one which is higher in the middle, or arched, but drooping or declining towards the stem and stern; also, when it is irregular.

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