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Camber
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(derived through the Fr. from Lat. camera, vault), in architecture, the upward curvature given to a beam and provided for the depression or sagging, which it is liable to, before it has settled down to its bearings. A "camber arch" is a slight rise given to the straight-arch to correct an apparent sinking in the centre (see Arch).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Camber'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/camber.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Camber'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/camber.html. 1910.
