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Camber

Camber Definition And Meaning
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.

Camber Definition And Meaning

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

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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