| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Camber.[Websters]. | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb camber.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (camber) | 1. Curve upward in the middle.[Wordnet]. 2. To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.[Websters]. 3. To curve upward.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: cambering, cambered, cambers, camberer, camberers, camberingly and camberedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being curved, crooked, vaulted, arched or convex.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being inclined or graded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being bulging. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being warped or wry. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being knobbed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being biased. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being concave or globular.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CAMBERED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1888. (references) |
Specialty Definition: camber
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Aerospace | 1: Curvature of the mean line of an airfoil; the distance from the point of greatest curvature to the chord. (references) | 2: The curve of an airfoil. (references) | 3: (1) The curvature of an airfoil section relative to its chord; usually expressed as the ratio of the height of the curved line (mean line) between the leading and trailing edges to the length of a straight line between the same two points. (2) An inclination of landing wheels away from the vertical plane. an inclination of landing wheels away from the vertical plane. (references) |
| Electrical Engineering | 1: The slight upward vertical curve given to girders to compensate partially for deflection due to hook load and weight of the crane. Source: European Union. (references) | 2: The maximum distance between the theoretical axis of an insulator and the curved line being the locus of the centers of all the transverse cross-sections of the unloaded insulator. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Energy | The extra height added to the crest of embankment dams to ensure that the freeboard will not be diminished by foundation settlement or embankment consolidation. The amount of camber is different for each dam and is dependent on the amount of foundation settlement and embankment expected to occur. (references) | ||
| Food & Agriculture | The roundup or convexity of a ship's deck beams, the form of which is a segment of a circle or part of a parabola. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Industry | A distortion whereby the faces become concave or convex along the grain. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Literature | Camber Second son of King Brute, to whom Wales was left, whence its name of Cambria. (British fable.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Metallurgy | 1: The camber is the increase in thickness of the strip between the edge and the center. Source: European Union. (references) | 2: Curvature in the plane of rolled sheet or strip, or in the plane of the web of structural shapes. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Meteorology & Standards | The deviation from straightness or curvature is the maximum deviation between a longitudinal edge and the straight line connecting the two ends of this edge the lateral departure of the edge of sheet or strip from a straight line. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | A beam, bar, or girder bent like a bow, with the hump towards the strata. (references) | ||
| Research | 1: This is a measure of the curvature of the airfoil. The mean camber line is an imaginary line which lies halfway between the upper surface and lower surface of the airfoil and intersects the chord line at the leading and trailing edges. But between the leading and trailing edge the camber line can curve above or below the chord line. The camber value specified here gives the highest value above or below the chord line divided by the chord length. (references) | 2: A measure of the curvature of the airfoil. The mean camber line is an imaginary line which lies halfway between the upper surface and lower surface of the airfoil and intersects the chord line at the leading and trailing edges. But between the leading and trailing edge the camber line can curve above or below the chord line. The camber value specified here gives the highest value above or below the chord line divided by the chord length. (references) | |
| Sports & Leisure | The curve in the ski that serves to distribute the body weight balance. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Transportation | The rise from the edges of a road to its crown, expressed as the vertical difference in level. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: camber
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Camber angle | Camber angle is the angle made by the wheel of an automobile; specifically, it is the angle between the vertical axis of the wheel and the vertical axis of the vehicle when viewed from the front or rear. It is used in the design of steering and suspension. If the top of the wheel is further out than the bottom (that is, away from the axle), it is called positive camber, if the bottom of the wheel is further out than the top, it is called negative camber. (references) | ||
| Camber arch | 1: (Arch.), an arch whose intrados, though apparently straight, has a slightly concave curve upward. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: An arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Camber beam | (Arch.), a beam whose under side has a concave curve upward. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Camber Castle | It first existed as a single tower built in 1512 but was later expanded to become a highly symmetrical artillery fort. This work began in 1539 when it was augmented with four outer towers linked by a octagonal wall concealing a covered passage. Finally, four large D-shaped bastions serving as gun platforms were placed in front of the earlier towers. As the shoreline receded south the height of the central tower was raised in order to maintain the range of the castle's cannon. (references) | ||
| Camber of Culdi | Camber of Culdi, aka Saint Camber, is a prominent and important character in the fictional Deryni novels, written by Katherine Kurtz. He is one of the most powerful and accomplished members of the psychic race of humans known as the Deryni. The books take place in the fictional kingdom of Gwynedd. In the stories, in the year 903, as Earl Camber MacRorie of Culdi, he was instrumental in overthrowing the tyrant King Imre of Festil, restoring the normal human house of Haldane to the throne that had been usurped from them almost a century before. For his role in the Restoration, as well as numerous miracles attributed to him after his apparent death in 905, he was made a saint by the Catholic church of this fictional world, and named Patron Saint of Deryni Magic and Defender of Mankind. However, in the backlash against the Deryni that followed shortly after his (true) death in 918, his sainthood was rescinded, and his name was rarely spoken above a whisper for over two hundred years. (references) | ||
| Camber Sands | Camber Sands is an important seaside resort in Camber (Near Rye), East Sussex. It is a popular seaside destination due to the presence of two nearby holiday parks. The largest of these being the Pontins "Camber Sands" park, the other being one operated by Park Resorts (which is directly opposite the beach). The Pontins park is newer, while the Park Resorts park has undergone some redevelopment, with the entrance being moved entirely. (references) | ||
| Royal Camber Lawn Tennis Club | You are welcome to edit this article, but please do not blank this article or remove this notice while the discussion is in progress. For more information, particularly on merging or moving the article during the discussion, read the Guide to Deletion. (references) | ||
| Rye and Camber Tramway | The Rye and Camber Tramway was an English narrow gauge railway line in East Sussex. It was of 3' (914 mm) gauge. It operated from 1895 until 1939, connecting Rye, to the nearby coast at Camber. It was a very small line, only about 1 3/4 miles in length, and boasting only four stations. It mainly operated to transport golfers from Rye to the nearby golf links and holidaymakers to the coastal dunes. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: camber
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Edge camber | Meteorology & Standards | The deviation from straightness or curvature is the maximum deviation between a longitudinal edge and the straight line connecting the two ends of this edge the lateral departure of the edge of sheet or strip from a straight line. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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