camber – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
camber
v.
arch; curve
n.
curvature; setting of automobile wheels
Camber
Camber may refer to a variety of curvatures and angles:
- Camber angle, the angle made by the wheels of a vehicle
- Camber beam, an upward curvature of a joist to compensate for load deflection due in buildings
- Camber thrust in bike technology
- Camber (aerodynamics), the asymmetry between the top and bottom curves of an aerofoil
- Camber (ship), a measure of transversal deck curvature in naval architecture
- Cant (road/rail), the convex curvature of a road surface in road construction
- The curvature of a bow (music) used to play certain string instruments, or the curvature of the fingerboard
camber
Noun
1. a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
(hypernym) convex shape, convexity
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
(synonym) bank, cant
(hypernym) slope, incline, side
3. the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
(hypernym) alignment
Verb
1. curve upward in the middle
(hypernym) arch, curve, arc
camber
n.
camber, curvature; setting of automobile wheels
camber
n.
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