'Camber' definitions:
Definition of 'camber'
(from WordNet)
noun
A slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
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 [syn: bank, cant, camber]
noun
The alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
verb
Curve upward in the middle
Definition of 'Camber'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Camber'
From: GCIDE
- Camber \Cam"ber\, v. i. To curve upward. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Camber'
From: GCIDE
- Camber \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). [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'camber'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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