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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.

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

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camber [ˈkæmbə]

n

1. a slight upward curve to the centre of the surface of a road, ship's deck, etc.

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) another name for bank² [7]

3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) an outward inclination of the front wheels of a road vehicle so that they are slightly closer together at the bottom than at the top

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also called hog a small arching curve of a beam or girder provided to lessen deflection and improve appearance

5. (Engineering / Aeronautics) aerofoil curvature expressed by the ratio of the maximum height of the aerofoil mean line to its chord

vb

to form or be formed with a surface that curves upwards to its centre

[from Old French (northern dialect) cambre curved, from Latin camurus; related to camera chamber]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 cant, bank 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
Verb	1.	camber - curve upward in the middle arc, arch, curve - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

Translations

camber [ˈkæmbəʳ]

A. N (in road) → combadura f

B. VT → combar, arquear

C. VI → combarse, arquearse

camber

n (of ship, aircraft wing) → Wölbung f; (of road also) → Überhöhung f; (of wheels) → Radsturz m

vt road, deck → wölben; a cambered wheel → ein Rad nt → mit Sturz

camber [ˈkæmbəʳ] n (of road) → curvatura, bombatura

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camber [ˈkæmbəʳ] n (of road) → curvatura, bombatura