What does camber mean?
Definitions for camber
ˈkæm bərcam·ber
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Princeton's WordNet
cambernoun
a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
bank, cant, cambernoun
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
camberverb
the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
camberverb
curve upward in the middle
Wiktionary
cambernoun
A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, a beam, roof deck, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
cambernoun
The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
cambernoun
A vertical alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive camber signifying that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than at the top.
cambernoun
The curvature of an airfoil.
cambernoun
A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.
camberverb
To curve upwards in the middle.
camberverb
To adjust the camber of the wheels of a vehicle.
Because he cambered the tires too much, he had less control on the turns.
Etymology: cambre, from camurum, from camur.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cambernoun
A term among workmen. Camber, a piece of timber cut arching, so as a weight considerable being set upon it, it may, in length of time, be induced to a straight. Joseph Moxon Mechanical Exercises.
ChatGPT
camber
Camber refers to the curvature or arching of an object or surface. In engineering, it often describes the slight convexity or outward curve in the middle of a beam or other structure to help distribute load or stress. In automobile design, it refers to the angle of the wheels in relation to the vertical axis when viewed from the front; wheels that tilt outward have positive camber, while those that tilt inward have negative camber. Camber can also describe the curve of an airplane wing or the deviation of a ship's deck line from a straight line.
Webster Dictionary
Cambernoun
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)
Cambernoun
an upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback
Camberverb
to cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve
Camberverb
to curve upward
Etymology: [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.]
Wikidata
Camber
Camber is a village and civil parish in the English county of East Sussex, three miles south-east of Rye. The village is located behind the sand dunes that occupy the estuary of the River Rother, where the seaside settlement of Camber Sands is situated. The village of Camber takes its name from "the Camber" the huge embayment of the English Channel located between Rye, old Winchelsea and Old Romney that was gradually lost to "innings" and silting-up following changes to the coastline and the changed course of the Eastern Rother since the Middle Ages. Camber came into its own with the game of golf: it was originally a collection of fishermen's dwellings. By the early 1890s, the number of visitors to Rye increased as tourism became more prevalent. One result of this was the building, in 1894, of Rye Golf Links in the area of sand dunes which occupy the shores of Rye Bay. The Royal William Hotel opened that year, and gradually the new village expanded. The Rye and Camber Tramway, a tourist railway originally opened for the members of the golf links to carry their gear, was opened in 1895; it closed to the public at the outbreak of World War II and never reopened.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Camber
kam′bėr, n. a convexity upon an upper surface, as of a deck amidships, a bridge, or lintel: the curve of a ship's plank: a small dock in the royal yards where timber is loaded and discharged.—v.t. to curve ship-planks, to arch slightly. [Fr.—L. camerāre, to vault.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
camber
The part of a dockyard where cambering is performed, and timber kept. Also, a small dock in the royal yards, for the convenience of loading and discharging timber. Also, anything that curves upwards.--To camber, to curve ship-planks.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Camber is ranked #71886 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Camber surname appeared 271 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Camber.
79.7% or 216 total occurrences were White.
12.1% or 33 total occurrences were Black.
5.9% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of camber in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of camber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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