camber

1. n. 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). Source: opted

2. n. An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback. Source: opted

3. v. t. To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve. Source: opted

4. v. i. To curve upward. Source: opted

5. n. a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road) Source: wordnet

6. 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 Source: wordnet

7. n. the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top Source: wordnet

8. v. curve upward in the middle Source: wordnet

9. 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. To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve. To curve upward. Source: webster

10. An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has ahigh camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck). Source: adambom

11. n:100 n. a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road) n. the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top v. curve upward in the middle Source: ecdict

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