camber
Englisch
Alternative forms
- cambre (chiefly obsolete)
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French cambre (“bent”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin camurum, from camur (“arched”).
Pronunciation
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Nomen
camber (uncountable)
- A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, a beam, roof deck, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
- The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
- (architecture) An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
- (automotive) A vertical alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive camber signifying that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than at the top.
- The curvature of an airfoil.
- (nautical) A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.
Translations
slight convexity of a surface
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slope of a curved road
alignment of wheels
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curvature of an airfoil
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nautical: small enclosed dock for mast timber
Verb
camber (third-person singular simple present cambers, present participle cambering, simple past and past participle cambered)
- To curve upwards in the middle.
- To adjust the camber of the wheels of a vehicle.
- Because he cambered the tires too much, he had less control on the turns.
Translations
to curve upwards
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to adjust the camber of the wheels
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