Found 2 items, similar to camber.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: camber camber n 1: a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road) 2: 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 [syn: bank, cant] 3: the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top v : curve upward in the middle
English → English (gcide) Definition: Camber Camber \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). [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Camber \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. [1913 Webster] Camber \Cam"ber\, v. i. To curve upward. [1913 Webster]