'Camber' definitions:

Definition of 'camber'

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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
  • Camber \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. [1913 Webster]

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'

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