cambering

cam•ber /ˈkæmbɚ/USA pronunciation v.

to curve upward in the middle: [no object]The road cambers enough here so the water drains off.[~ + object]The engineers didn't camber the road enough.

Nautical, Naval Termsa slight arching or upward curve, such as the curve of a plane's wing.

cam•ber (kam′bər),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i.

Nautical, Naval Termsa slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
a slightly arching piece of timber.
Aeronauticsthe rise of the curve of an airfoil, usually expressed as the ratio of the rise to the length of the chord of the airfoil.
Automotivethe 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.

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camber /ˈkæmbə/ n

a slight upward curve to the centre of the surface of a road, ship's deck, etc
another name for bank²
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
aerofoil curvature expressed by the ratio of the maximum height of the aerofoil mean line to its chord

Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French (northern dialect) cambre curved, from Latin camurus; related to camera chamber

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