Canadian English Meaning of camber

camber

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Definitions and Meaning of camber in English

Wordnet

camber (n)

a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)

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

the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top

Wordnet

camber (v)

curve upward in the middle

Webster

camber (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).

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

camber (v. t.)

To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.

Webster

camber (v. i.)

To curve upward.

FAQs About the word camber

camber

a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road), a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects o

bulge,Convexity,hill,Projection,protrusion,protuberance,bump,Jut,mound,rise

Cavity,dent,depression,groove,hole,hollow,pit,recess,basin,bowl

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