camber

[ kam-ber ]

/ ˈkæm bər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR camber ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with or without object)

to arch slightly; bend or curve upward in the middle.

noun

a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.

a slightly arching piece of timber.

Aeronautics. the rise of the curve of an airfoil, usually expressed as the ratio of the rise to the length of the chord of the airfoil.

Automotive. the outward or inward tilt of a wheel, called positive when the top tilts outward and negative when it tilts inward, measured as the angle, in degrees, between the vertical and a plane through the circumference of the tire.

Origin of camber

1610–20; <Middle French (north) cambre bent <Latin camur hooked, curved

OTHER WORDS FROM camber

un·cam·bered, adjective

Words nearby camber

Camarillo, camass, camauro, Camb., Cambay, camber, camber piece, Camberwell, Camberwell beauty, Camberwell carrot, cambiata

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Example sentences from the Web for camber

I wonder if you fully realize the danger of your position, Mr. Camber?
Bat Wing|Sax Rohmer
It is well also to give the girder molds a camber or to crown them to allow for settling of the falsework.
Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette
It, appears to me that the case against Camber is finally and fatally complete.
Bat Wing|Sax Rohmer
Rib, False—A subsidiary rib, usually used to improve the camber of the front part of the surface.
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber

That means the Chord can be proportionately decreased without adversely affecting the Camber.
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber

British Dictionary definitions for camber

camber

/ (ˈkæmbə) /

noun

a slight upward curve to the centre of the surface of a road, ship's deck, etc

another name for bank 2 (def. 7)

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

Also called: hog a small arching curve of a beam or girder provided to lessen deflection and improve appearance

aerofoil curvature expressed by the ratio of the maximum height of the aerofoil mean line to its chord

verb

to form or be formed with a surface that curves upwards to its centre

Word Origin for camber

C17: from Old French (northern dialect) cambre curved, from Latin camurus; related to camera chamber

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单词	camber
释义	camber [ kam-ber ] / ˈkæm bər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR camber ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object) to arch slightly; bend or curve upward in the middle. noun a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship. a slightly arching piece of timber. Aeronautics. the rise of the curve of an airfoil, usually expressed as the ratio of the rise to the length of the chord of the airfoil. Automotive. the outward or inward tilt of a wheel, called positive when the top tilts outward and negative when it tilts inward, measured as the angle, in degrees, between the vertical and a plane through the circumference of the tire. Origin of camber 1610–20; <Middle French (north) cambre bent <Latin camur hooked, curved OTHER WORDS FROM camber un·cam·bered, adjective Words nearby camber Camarillo, camass, camauro, Camb., Cambay, camber, camber piece, Camberwell, Camberwell beauty, Camberwell carrot, cambiata Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for camber I wonder if you fully realize the danger of your position, Mr. Camber? Bat Wing\|Sax Rohmer It is well also to give the girder molds a camber or to crown them to allow for settling of the falsework. Concrete Construction\|Halbert P. Gillette It, appears to me that the case against Camber is finally and fatally complete. Bat Wing\|Sax Rohmer Rib, False—A subsidiary rib, usually used to improve the camber of the front part of the surface. The Aeroplane Speaks\|H. Barber That means the Chord can be proportionately decreased without adversely affecting the Camber. The Aeroplane Speaks\|H. Barber British Dictionary definitions for camber camber / (ˈkæmbə) / noun a slight upward curve to the centre of the surface of a road, ship's deck, etc another name for bank 2 (def. 7) 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 Also called: hog a small arching curve of a beam or girder provided to lessen deflection and improve appearance aerofoil curvature expressed by the ratio of the maximum height of the aerofoil mean line to its chord verb to form or be formed with a surface that curves upwards to its centre Word Origin for camber C17: from Old French (northern dialect) cambre curved, from Latin camurus; related to camera chamber Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to camber leaning, trajectory, arc, arch, contour, loop, flex, crouch, incline, veer, tilt, buckle, stoop, lean, bow, twist, curl, gradient, rake, diagonal
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camber

verb (used with or without object)

noun

Origin of camber

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British Dictionary definitions for camber

noun

verb

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