Definitions for camber

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camber cam·ber

Spelling: [kam-ber]

IPA: /ˈkæm bər/

Camber is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in camber (abcemr).

Definitions for camber

noun

1. a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
2. a slightly arching piece of timber.
3. Aeronautics. the rise of the curve of an airfoil, usually expressed as the ratio of the rise to the length of the chord of the airfoil.
4. Automotive. the 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.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to arch slightly; bend or curve upward in the middle.

Origin of camber

1610-20; Middle French (north) cambre bent Latin camur hooked, curved

Examples for camber

That is why we are here, Mr. camber, and that is why the police will be here at any moment.

The practice is to give these girder boxes a camber of ½-in.

They have not as great a curve 107 or camber as most biplanes, which increases their speed.

It, appears to me that the case against camber is finally and fatally complete.

He really feared for his life, since he knew that camber had discovered the intrigue.

No man newly come from so bloody a deed could have acted as camber acted now.

The camber of the surface is designed for this angle of incidence and velocity.

He is wading hopelessly, Knox, but even he cannot fail to learn about camber to-morrow.

camber seemed to be quite composed, although his face was unusually pale.

I wonder if you fully realize the danger of your position, Mr. camber?