1. Noun
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. Noun
An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback.
3. Verb
To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
4. Verb
To curve upward.
5. Noun
the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
Vocabulary classified under Physics
6. Noun
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
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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