Meaning of CAMBER
Pronunciation: | | 'kambur
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- [n] the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
- [n] 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
- [n] a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
- [v] curve upward in the middle
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| Synonyms: | | bank, cant |
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| See Also: | | alignment, arc, arch, convex shape, convexity, curve, incline, side, slope | |
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| Definition: | | Camber Description not available. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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).
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}.
{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}.]
To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with
an upward curve.
\Cam"ber\, v. i.
To curve upward.
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| Related Terms: | | 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 |
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