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CAMBER
camber
(noun) the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
bank, cant, camber
(noun) 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
camber
(noun) a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
camber
(verb) curve upward in the middle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
camber (uncountable)
A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc, so that liquids will flow off the sides.
The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
(architecture) An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
(automotive) The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.
The curvature of an airfoil.
(nautical) A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.
Verb
camber (third-person singular simple present cambers, present participle cambering, simple past and past participle cambered)
To curve upwards in the middle.
To adjust the camber of the wheels of a vehicle.
Anagrams
• Cambre, cambre, cambrĂ©, cembra
Source: Wiktionary
Cam"ber, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: 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.]
Definition: To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
Cam"ber, v. i.
Definition: To curve upward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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