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Origin and Etymology of camber
French cambrer, from Medieval French cambre curved, from Latin camur
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First Known Use: 1627
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
See Words from the same yearDefinition of camber
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: a slight convexity, arching, or curvature (as of a beam, deck, or road)
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: the convexity of the curve of an airfoil from the leading edge to the trailing edge
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: a setting of the wheels of an automotive vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
Recent Examples of camber from the Web
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The ball joint at the top (007) allows the wheel camber to be changed with just a few bolts.
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The bearings eliminate deflections in rear toe-in and camber that can make a car feel squirrelly under hard braking.
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The front-end ride height is adjustable, along with the camber geometry.
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Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR crew pulled up on the third of seven legs on Bermuda’s Great Sound after the camber arm in the high-tech wing sail broke during the opening race against Emirates Team New Zealand.
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The low-slung car with 17-inch tires clung to the pavement and tenaciously held its line in long sweeping curves with off-camber patches of road.
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A slight inside camber to the front wheels tightens the steering, and helps the Revero hold the road.
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Thunder Hill is nearly five miles of off-camber corners, elevation changes and blind whoop-de-dos.
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First Known Use of camber
1823
CAMBER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of camber for English Language Learners
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: a slight downward curve from the middle to the sides of a surface (such as a road)
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