camber
- camber
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/kam"beuhr/, v.t., v.i.
1. to arch slightly; bend or curve upward in the middle.
n.
2. a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
3. a slightly arching piece of timber.
4. Aeron. 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.
5. Auto. 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.
[
1610-20; < MF (north) cambre bent < L camur hooked, curved]
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Camber — may refer to a variety of curvatures and angles: * Camber angle in automobile technology * In the steel industry, the concavity of rolls. Hot rolling uses positive camber (concave rolls), while cold rolling uses negative camber (convex). * Camber … Wikipedia
Camber — Cam ber, n. [Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F. cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr. camera vault, arch. See {Chamber}, and cf. {Camerate}.] 1. (Shipbuilding) An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
camber — ● camber verbe transitif En Suisse, enjamber. camber v. tr. (Suisse) Syn. de enjamber (sens 1). Camber un mur, une haie … Encyclopédie Universelle
camber — [kam′bər] n. [OFr cambre, dial. var. of chambre, bent < L camur, crooked, arched: for IE base see CAMERA] 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… … English World dictionary
Camber — Cam ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cambered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cambering}.] To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Camber — Cam ber, v. i. To curve upward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Camber — Camber. См. Прогиб. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
camber — 1610s, nautical term, from O.Fr. cambre, chambre bent, from L. camurum (nom. camur) crooked, arched; related to CAMERA (Cf. camera) … Etymology dictionary
camber — ► NOUN 1) a slightly convex or arched shape of a road, aircraft wing, or other horizontal surface. 2) Brit. a tilt built into a road at a bend or curve. 3) the slight sideways inclination of the front wheels of a motor vehicle. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
camber — i. The curvature of an airfoil above and below the chord line surface. It is the distance between the mean camber line and the chord line. Where the mean camber line lies above the chord line, the airfoil is said to have a positive camber.… … Aviation dictionary
camber — [1] A wheel alignment adjustment of the inward or outward tilt on the top of the wheel when viewed from the front of the vehicle. Tipping the top of the wheel center line outward produces positive camber. Tipping the wheel center line inward at… … Dictionary of automotive terms
