ETYM Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to French cambrer to vault, to bend, from Latin camerare to arch over, from camera vault, arch. Related to Chamber, Camerate.
Slight arch or convexity to a beam or deck of a ship.
1. A slight convexity (as of the surface of a road).
2. The alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top. + prikaži više

1. One that crops
2. One that raises crops; specifically; sharecropper

1. A severe fall
2. A sudden or violent failure or collapse

Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation.

1. A movement downward
2. A sudden decline in strength or number or importance; SYN. downfall.
3. A lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
4. The season when the leaves fall from the trees; SYN. autumn.
5. (Sports) When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat; SYN. pin.

ETYM Old Fren. lintel, French linteau, Late Lat. lintellus, for limitellus, a dim. from Latin limes limit. Related to Limit.
(Architecture) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.
Horizontal beam supporting the load above a door.

ETYM Latin praecipitatio: cf. French précipitation.
In meteorology, water that falls to the Earth from the atmosphere. It includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, dew, and frost.
1. An unexpected acceleration or hastening.
2. The falling to earth of rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist; SYN. downfall.
3. The process of forming a chemical precipitate. + prikaži više