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- [kam-ber]
- /ˈkæm bər/
- /ˈkæm.bər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kam-ber]
- /ˈkæm bər/
Definitions of camber word
- countable noun camber A camber is a gradual downward slope from the centre of a road to each side of it. 3
- noun camber a slight upward curve to the centre of the surface of a road, ship's deck, etc 3
- noun camber an outward inclination of the front wheels of a road vehicle so that they are slightly closer together at the bottom than at the top 3
- noun camber a small arching curve of a beam or girder provided to lessen deflection and improve appearance 3
- noun camber aerofoil curvature expressed by the ratio of the maximum height of the aerofoil mean line to its chord 3
- verb camber to form or be formed with a surface that curves upwards to its centre 3
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Origin of camber
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Middle French (north) cambre bent < Latin camur hooked, curved
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Camber
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
camber popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for camber
verb camber
- arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
- bridge — A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
- span — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
noun camber
- trajectory — the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
- contour — You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours.
- sweep — to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
- hairpin — a slender U -shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.
- whorl — a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil.
Antonyms for camber
verb camber
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- shorten — to make short or shorter.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- straighten — make straight
noun camber
- line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- break even — to attain a level of activity, as in commerce, or a point of operation, as in gambling, at which there is neither profit nor loss
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