[ad. L. camerātiōn-em vaulting, f. camerāre; or f. CAMERATE v.]

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  1.  Arch. Vaulting, arching. ? Obs.

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1664.  Evelyn, trans. Freart’s Archit., 131 (R.). But if Vaults are made, two Arches intersect, which is the strongest manner of Cameration.

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1721.  Bailey, Cameration, Vaulting or Arching.

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1755.  Johnson.

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  † b.  Surg. An old term (= Galen’s καμάρωμα) for a fracture of the skull where the bones appear arched.

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1730–6.  in Bailey.

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1881.  Syd. Soc. Lex., Cameration; synonymous with Camarosis.

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  2.  Zool. Division (of a shell, etc.) into chambers.

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1877.  Huxley, Anat. Inv. Anim., xii. 658. The cameration of the skeleton.

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