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camber

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cam·ber  (kmbr)
n.
1.
a. A slightly arched surface, as of a road, a ship's deck, an airfoil, or a snow ski.
b. The condition of having an arched surface.
2. A setting of automobile wheels in which they are closer together at the bottom than at the top.
intr. & tr.v. cam·bered, cam·ber·ing, cam·bers
To arch or cause to arch slightly.

[From Middle English caumber, curved, from Old North French dialectal caumbre, from Latin camur, perhaps from Greek kamara, vault.]

camber
Noun
a slight upward curve to the centre of a road surface [Latin camurus curved]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.camber - a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward
2.camber - 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
incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
3.camber - the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
alignment - the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
Verb1.camber - curve upward in the middle
arc, arch, curve - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
Translations
Spanish camber [ˈkæmbəʳ] n [of road] → combadura
French camber [ˈkæmbəʳ] n [of road] → bombement m
German camber [ˈkæmbəʳ] nWölbung f
Italian camber [ˈkæmbəʳ] n [of road] → bombatura

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