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cameration|kæməˈreɪʃən|
[ad. L. camerātiōn-em vaulting, f. camerāre; or f. camerate v.]
1. Arch. Vaulting, arching. ? Obs.
1664Evelyn tr. Freart's Archit. (R.) Where two arches intersect, which is the strongest manner of cameration. 1721Bailey, Cameration, Vaulting or Arching. 1755Johnson.
†b. Surg. An old term (= Galen's καµάρωµα) for a fracture of the skull where the bones appear arched.
1730–6in Bailey. 1881Syd. Soc. Lex., Cameration; synonymous with Camarosis.
2. Zool. Division (of a shell, etc.) into chambers.
1877Huxley Anat. Inv. An. xii. 658 The cameration of the skeleton. |