meaning of camber

1. An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).
2.
An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback.
3.
To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
4.
To curve upward.
5.
the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top


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