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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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
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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