Definitions for: Camber

[n] the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
[n] 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
[n] a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
[v] curve upward in the middle

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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.

Cam"ber, v. i.
To curve upward.

Synonyms: bank, cant

See Also: alignment, arc, arch, convex shape, convexity, curve, incline, side, slope

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