camber

Meanings

1. A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
2. The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
3. An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
4. The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.
5. The curvature of an airfoil.
6. A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.

1. To curve upwards in the middle.
2. To adjust the camber of the wheels of a vehicle.

1. A coastal village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ9618).

Etymology

From Old French cambre (“bent”), from Latin camurum, from camur (“arched”).