camber

Meaning

Noun

1. A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
2. The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
3. An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
4. The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.
5. The curvature of an airfoil.
6. A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.

Verb

1. To curve upwards in the middle.
2. To adjust the camber of the wheels of a vehicle.

Synonyms

bank

🏦

arch

curvature

curve

cant

crookedness

crown

👑

dip

flexure

hump

inclination

inflection

list

rake

slant

slip

slipway

slope

superelevation

tilt

toroidal

tortuousness

CAM

tortuousity

degree of curvature

circumflexion

arch camber

contraflexure

rate of curve

degree of curve

degree of convexity

convex curvature

allowance for camber

hood face

curved face

angularity

rising of arch

bend

buckling

careen

convexity

crook

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæm.bə/

Etymology

From Old French cambre (“bent”), from Latin camurum, from camur (“arched”).