Camber

Quick meaning: Camber is a noun meaning 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.

Meaning

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.

More Meanings

1. The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
2. (architecture) An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
3. (aviation) The curvature of an airfoil.
4. (nautical) A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.
5. To curve upwards in the middle.
6. To adjust the camber of the wheels of a vehicle.
7. (automotive) 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.

Example Sentences

The track was stony with a grassy camber up the middle.

Even a small camber one way caused the whole outfit to list alarmingly.

Because he cambered the tires too much, he had less control on the turns.

Again we were stricken of our palsy, slowed down, re-accelerated, and there, at last, were the few huts of a hamlet, with the lorry, lying at an angle in the road's camber, outside a tea-shop.

Word Forms

• cambre
• cambers
• cambering
• cambered

Synonyms for camber

Depending on context, synonyms include crossfall, cant, bank.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bank, cant, arch, tong, bend, tilt.

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