camber

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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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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. Maximum camber is a ratio of maximum distance between the camber line to the chord length. Camber is generally confused with the thickness of the airfoil, which is the greatest distance between the upper and lower surfaces of the airfoil.



ii. The angle of the wheels of an aircraft from vertical. If the wheels are tilted outward, the camber is positive, and if they are tilted inward, the camber is negative. See negative camber ii.

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For a list of words related to camber, see:

• Machinery and Mechanical Devices - camber: slight arching, upward curvature or convexity of member, for specific purpose
• Airframe and Engines - camber: curvature of airfoil surface from leading to trailing edge
• Body Parts and Accessories - camber: angle of wheel when viewed head-on

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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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