English dictionary
camber
/'k/&/mb/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high <i>camber</i> (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).
Source: webster1913
verb
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curve upward in the middle
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
Source: webster1913
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To curve upward.
Source: webster1913