Hypertext Webster Gateway: "camber"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Camber \Cam"ber\, n. [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Camber \Cam"ber\, v. t. [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Camber \Cam"ber\, v. i.
To curve upward.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
camber
n 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
v : curve upward in the middle
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