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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 82 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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CAMBER (derived through the Fr. from Lat. camera, vault)

CAMBER (derived through the Fr. from
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Lat.
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CAMERA (a Latin adaptation of Gr. Kagapa, an arched chamber)
camera, vault) , in

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ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture, the upward curvature given to a

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beam and provided for the depression or sagging, which it is liable to, before it has settled down to its

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BEARINGS

bearings . A "

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CAMBER (derived through the Fr. from Lat. camera, vault)

camber

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arch " is a slight rise given to the straight-arch to correct an apparent sinking in the centre (see ARCH) .

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