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Camber meaning in English

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Camber

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Noun

1. camber

a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)

2. bank, camber, cant

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

3. camber

the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top

Verb

4. camber

curve upward in the middle

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Camber

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noun
1. 
a slight upward curve to the centre of the surface of a road, ship's deck, etc
2.  another name for bank (sense 7)
3. 
an outward inclination of the front wheels of a road vehicle so that they are slightly closer together at the bottom than at the top
4. Also called: hog
a small arching curve of a beam or girder provided to lessen deflection and improve appearance
5. 
aerofoil curvature expressed by the ratio of the maximum height of the aerofoil mean line to its chord
verb
6. 
to form or be formed with a surface that curves upwards to its centre

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Camber

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noun
1. 
a slight convex curve of a surface, as of a road, a ship's deck, or a beam
2. 
in automotive wheel alignment, a slight tilt given to each of a pair of wheels on an axle: positive camber indicates that the bottoms are closer together than the tops, and negative camber indicates the opposite situation
see also toe-in
3.  Aeronautics
the arching curve of an airfoil from the leading edge to the trailing edge
verb transitive, verb intransitive
4. 
to arch slightly; curve convexly

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Camber

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n.
1.
a. A slightly arched surface, as of a road, a ship's deck, an airfoil, or a ski.
b. The condition of having an arched surface.
2. A setting of automobile wheels in which they are closer together at the bottom than at the top.
intr. & tr.v. cam·bered, cam·ber·ing, cam·bers
To arch or cause to arch slightly.

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