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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
camber arch
    n 1: an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly
         arched intrados

2. The 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).
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

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