About The Word Camber
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Camber
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What's The Definition Of Camber?
[n] the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
[n] a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force [n] a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road) [v] curve upward in the middle Synonyms | Synonyms for Camber: bank | cant Related Terms | Find terms related to Camber: amplitude | apse | arcade | arcature | arch | arched roof | archway | bellying | bulging | ceilinged roof | concameration | concha | convexedness | convexity | convexness | cove | cupola | dome | excurvation | excurvature | flight path | geodesic dome | gibbosity | gibbousness | igloo | keystone | ogive | skewback | skin effect | skin friction | slip | span | stagger | tuberosity | tuberousness | vault | vaulting | voussoir See Also | alignment | arc | arch | convex shape | convexity | curve | incline | side | slope Camber In Webster's Dictionary \Cam"ber\, n. [Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F.
cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr.
camera vault, arch. See {Chamber}, and cf. {Camerate}.]
1. (Shipbuilding) An upward convexity of a deck or other
surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel
having an unusual convexity of deck).
2. (Arch.) An upward concavity in the under side of a beam,
girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a
straight arch. See {Hogback}.
{Camber arch} (Arch.), an arch whose intrados, though
apparently straight, has a slightly concave curve upward.
{Camber beam} (Arch.), a beam whose under side has a concave
curve upward.
\Cam"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cambered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cambering}.] To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve. \Cam"ber\, v. i. To curve upward. |
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