camber
v.
arch; curve
n.
curvature; setting of automobile wheels
Camber
Camber may refer to a variety of curvatures and angles:
Camber angle in automobile technologyIn the steel industry, the concavity of rolls. Hot rolling uses positive camber (concave rolls), while cold rolling uses negative camber (convex).
Camber (aerodynamics), the asymmetry between the top and bottom curves of an aerofoilIn road construction, the convex curvature of a roadIn
architecture and building
construction, the upward curvature of a
joist or joist girder, intended to compensate for deflection due to loadingIn skiing, the curvature in the base of a
skiThe curvature of a
bow (music) used to play certain string instruments, or the curvature of the fingerboard
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camber
Noun
1. a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
(hypernym) convex shape, convexity
2. 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
(synonym) bank, cant
(hypernym) slope, incline, side
3. the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
(hypernym) alignment
Verb
1. curve upward in the middle
(hypernym) arch, curve, arc
camber
n.
camber, curvature; setting of automobile wheels
Camber
(v. t.)
To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
(v. i.)
To curve upward.
(n.)
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).
(n.)
An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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