Camber
- Camber
Camber may refer to a variety of curvatures and angles:
* Camber angle in automobile technology
* In the steel industry, the concavity of rolls. Hot rolling uses positive camber (concave rolls), while cold rolling uses negative camber (convex).
* Camber (aerodynamics), the asymmetry between the top and bottom curves of an aerofoil
* In road construction, the convex curvature of a road, see cant (road/rail)
* In architecture and building construction, the upward curvature of a joist or joist girder, intended to compensate for deflection due to loading
* In skiing, the curvature in the base of a ski
* The curvature of a bow (music) used to play certain string instruments, or the curvature of the fingerboard
* Camber is a measure of transversal deck curvature in naval architecture.
Camber may also refer to:
* Camber, legendary king of Cambria (Wales)
* Camber Corporation, a defense contractor.
* Camber, East Sussex, a seaside resort in England, which includes Camber Sands.
* Royal Camber Lawn Tennis Club - Dulwich Village Tennis Club in London
* Camber of Culdi, a prominent character in the fictional series of Deryni novels.
* Camber, an important band in the emo movement, from New York.
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Camber — Cam ber, n. [Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F. cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr. camera vault, arch. See {Chamber}, and cf. {Camerate}.] 1. (Shipbuilding) An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
camber — ● camber verbe transitif En Suisse, enjamber. camber v. tr. (Suisse) Syn. de enjamber (sens 1). Camber un mur, une haie … Encyclopédie Universelle
camber — [kam′bər] n. [OFr cambre, dial. var. of chambre, bent < L camur, crooked, arched: for IE base see CAMERA] 1. a slight convex curve of a surface, as of a road, a ship s deck, or a beam 2. in automotive wheel alignment, a slight tilt given to… … English World dictionary
Camber — Cam ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cambered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cambering}.] To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Camber — Cam ber, v. i. To curve upward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Camber — Camber. См. Прогиб. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
camber — 1610s, nautical term, from O.Fr. cambre, chambre bent, from L. camurum (nom. camur) crooked, arched; related to CAMERA (Cf. camera) … Etymology dictionary
camber — ► NOUN 1) a slightly convex or arched shape of a road, aircraft wing, or other horizontal surface. 2) Brit. a tilt built into a road at a bend or curve. 3) the slight sideways inclination of the front wheels of a motor vehicle. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
camber — 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.… … Aviation dictionary
camber — [1] A wheel alignment adjustment of the inward or outward tilt on the top of the wheel when viewed from the front of the vehicle. Tipping the top of the wheel center line outward produces positive camber. Tipping the wheel center line inward at… … Dictionary of automotive terms
