Found 1 hit - Term: camber beam, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : 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
see also:
chamber camerate hogback camber arch camber beam
Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about camber beam: Beam
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Beam, definition of term: Beam
beam_pag1.html Camber
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Camber, definition of term: Camber
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Rood Beam, definition of term: Rood Beam
rood+beam_pag1.html Particle Beam
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Particle Beam, definition of term: Particle Beam
particle+beam_pag1.html Collar Beam
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Collar Beam, definition of term: Collar Beam
collar+beam_pag1.html Laser Beam
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Laser Beam, definition of term: Laser Beam
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