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camber

cam·ber [ kámbər ]


noun  (plural cam·bers)
Definition:
 
1. convex curve in road: a slight convex curve in a structure, especially the curve in the surface of a road

2. slant of vehicle's wheels: a slant in the steerable wheels on a vehicle that makes them slightly closer together at the bottom than at the top



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle cam·bered, present participle cam·ber·ing, 3rd person present singular cam·bers)
Definition:
 
make curved shape: to form something with a camber, or be formed in this way

[Early 17th century. Via French cambre "arched" < Latin camur "curved inward"]

cam·bered adjective
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