camber

n.

1. 1. A slightly arched surface, as of a road, a ship's deck, an airfoil, or a snow ski.
   2. The condition of having an arched surface.
2. A setting of automobile wheels in which they are closer together at the bottom than at the top.

intr. & tr.v., -bered, -ber·ing, -bers.

To arch or cause to arch slightly.

[From Middle English caumber, curved, from Old North French dialectal caumbre, from Latin camur, perhaps from Greek kamara, vault.]

1. A slight convex curvature built into a truss or beam to compensate for any anticipated deflection so that it will have no sag when under load. Also see bow.
2. A slight convex curvature of any surface, e.g., to facilitate the runoff of water.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)

Meaning #2: 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
  Synonyms: bank, cant

Meaning #3: the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top

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The verb camber has one meaning:

Meaning #1: curve upward in the middle

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hvælving, runding, styrt, bjælkebugt i skibsdæk
v. tr. - bugte sig opad
v. intr. - hvælve sig, bue opad

Nederlands (Dutch)
tonrond oppervlak, op-/ aflopende bocht, wielvlucht, schuin (doen) op-/aflopen, welven

Français (French)
n. - bombement, cambrure, courbure, carrossage
v. tr. - bomber (une chaussée), cambrer (une poutre)
v. intr. - bomber (une route), cambrer (une poutre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wölbung, (Kfz) Radsturz, (Luftfahrt) Wölbungsgrad tragender Oberflächen bei Flugzeugen, kleine Wegkurve

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κυρτότητα, καμπυλότητα, (μηχαν.) γωνιακή κλίση (τροχών εδάφους, γωνία) κάμπερ

Italiano (Italian)
bombatura, campanatura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - curvatura (f), arco (m)

Русский (Russian)
выпуклость, поперечный уклон

Español (Spanish)
n. - combadura, peralte, curvatura, torsión
v. tr. - combar, arquear, curvar, torcer
v. intr. - combarse, arquearse, curvarse, torcerse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - välvning, krökning, camber

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弧形, 弯曲度, 眉形, 使弯作弧形, 成弧形

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 弧形, 彎曲度, 眉形
v. tr. - 使彎作弧形
v. intr. - 成弧形

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 위로 휨, 캠버
v. tr. - 가운데가 돋게 만들다
v. intr. - 위로 휘다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反り, キャンバー
v. - 上反りにする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تحدب بسيط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קימור קל, שיפוע‬
v. tr. - ‮קישת, קימר‬
v. intr. - ‮התקמר‬

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