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Noun: camber  kam-bu(r)
  1. A slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
    "The road had a slight camber to allow for water drainage"
     
  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
    "The racetrack's steep cambers allowed cars to maintain high speeds through the turns";
    - bank, cant
     
  3. The alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
    "The mechanic adjusted the camber to improve the car's cornering ability"
Verb: camber  kam-bu(r)
  1. Curve upward in the middle
    "The road cambered slightly for better drainage"

Derived forms: cambers, cambering, cambered

Type of: alignment, arc, arch, convex shape, convexity, curve, incline, side, slope

Encyclopedia: Camber, Sussex