camerated, ppl. a.
(ˈkæməreɪtɛd)
[f. prec.]
1. Arch. Arched, vaulted. ? Obs.
1678 Phillips, Camerated, vaulted, or arched, a term used in Architecture. 1708 E. Hatton New View Lond. II. 362/1 The roof within is camerated and covered with Lead. 1817 D. Hughson Walks thro' London 187 The roof of the interior is camerated. |
2. Zool. Divided into chambers (as some shells).
1836 Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 547/1 The camerated portion of the shell. 1854 Woodward Mollusca (1856) 77 Shell external, camerated and siphuncled. |