 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
camber
noun
1: a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
2: 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}]
3: the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer
together at the bottom than at the top
verb: curve upward in the middle
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Camber \Cam"ber\, noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Camber \Cam"ber\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Camber \Cam"ber\, verb (used without an object)
To curve upward.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "camber":
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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