camber
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views updated Jun 08 2018cam·ber / ˈkambər/ •
n. a slightly convex or arched shape of a road or other horizontal surface: the deck beams are curved for the camber of the deck. ∎ the slight sideways inclination of the front wheels of a motor vehicle. ∎ the extent of curvature of a section of an airfoil.DERIVATIVES: cam·bered adj.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
camber
oxford
views updated May 18 2018camber. Very shallow, scarcely perceptible upward curve, often apparent on the underside of collar-and-tie beams in a truss. A camber-arch is therefore the soffit of a ‘flat’ arch of brick rubbers achieved by using a camber-strip as a support for the intrados during construction.
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL
camber
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views updated May 14 2018camber XVII. — OF. cambre, dial. var. of OF. chambre arched :- L. camurus curved inwards.
So as vb. XVII.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
