Definition of Camber

1. Noun. A slight convexity (as of the surface of a road).

Generic synonyms: Convex Shape, Convexity

2. Verb. Curve upward in the middle.
Generic synonyms: Arc, Arch, Curve

3. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Bank, Cant
Generic synonyms: Incline, Side, Slope
Derivative terms: Cant

4. Noun. The alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top.
Generic synonyms: Alignment

Definition of Camber

1. n. 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. v. t. To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.

3. v. i. To curve upward.

Definition of Camber

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force. ¹

3. Noun. (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. ¹

4. Noun. The curvature of an airfoil. ¹

5. Noun. (nautical) A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather. ¹

6. Verb. To curve upwards in the middle. ¹

7. Verb. To adjust the '''camber''' of the wheels of a vehicle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Camber

1. to arch slightly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Camber

camaraderies
camarilla
camarillas
camaron
camarons
camas
camases
camash
camashes
camazepam
cambendazole
camber (current term)
camber-keeled
camber arch
cambered
cambering
cambers
cambia
cambial
cambism
cambisms
cambist
cambistry
cambists
cambium
cambium layer

Literary usage of Camber

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1916)
"camber is also introduced into bridges today for the purpose of reducing or ... camber is sometimes used to meet requirements of under-clearance. ..."

2. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1918)
"camber of Plate Girders.—Four specifications require that plate girders more than ... Two specifications require full camber. Two specifications require a ..."

3. A Course on the Stresses in Bridge and Roof Trusses: Arched Ribs and by William Hubert Burr (1886)
"camber. camber is the curve given to the chords of a bridge, causing the centre ... camber may be given to a truss either by lengthening the upper chord or ..."

4. The Design and Construction of Metallic Bridges by William Hubert Burr, Myron Samuel Falk (1912)
"camber. camber is the curve given to the chords of a bridge, ... 24 represents a truss with exaggerated camber. The actual amount varies from T^TF to T¥Vir ..."

5. Theory of Structures and Strength of Materials by Henry Taylor Bovey (1893)
"In practice it is often specified that the girder or truss is to have such a camber or upward convexity that under ordinary loads the grade line will be ..."

6. The Theory and Practice of Modern Framed Structures, Designed for the Use of by John Butler Johnson, Charles Walter Bryan, Frederick Eugene Turneaure, William Spaulding Kinne (1916)
"camber.—As actually erected, the panel-points of a truss are raised a certain distance above a horizontal line through the supports. ..."

7. Essentials in the Theory of Framed Structures by Charles Alton Ellis (1922)
"188. this end, it is necessary to camber the truss, by increasing the length of each ... 188; which is known as a camber diagram. The camber diagram is ..."

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