Camber — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmbɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪmˈɪstɪkəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪmˈɪstɪkəlnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmbɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bank cant

Parts of Speech

noun	a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
noun	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
noun	the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
verb	curve upward in the middle

Word Forms

camber	verb	curve upward in the middle
cant	verb	heel over
camber	noun	a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sturz

eine leichte Wölbung (wie bei einer Straßenoberfläche)

🇫🇷French

courbure

une légère convexité (comme de la surface d'une route)

🇪🇸Spanish

comba

una ligera convexidad (como la de la superficie de una carretera)

🇮🇹Italian

campanatura

una leggera convessità (come la superficie di una strada)

🇳🇱Dutch

welving

een lichte convexiteit (als van het oppervlak van een weg)

🇵🇹Portuguese

curvatura

uma ligeira convexidade (como na superfície de uma estrada)

🇷🇺Russian

выпуклость

небольшая выпуклость (как поверхность дороги)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वक्रता

थोड़ी सी उत्तलता (सड़क की सतह के समान)

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যাম্বার

একটি সামান্য উত্তল (একটি রাস্তার পৃষ্ঠ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கேம்பர்

ஒரு சிறிய குவிவு (சாலையின் மேற்பரப்பைப் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

కాంబెర్

కొంచెం కుంభాకారం (రహదారి ఉపరితలం వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅम्बर

थोडासा बहिर्वक्रता (रस्त्याच्या पृष्ठभागाप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેમ્બર

થોડી બહિર્મુખતા (રસ્તાની સપાટીની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಂಬರ್

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಪೀನತೆ (ರಸ್ತೆಯ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാമ്പർ

ഒരു ചെറിയ കുതിച്ചുചാട്ടം (ഒരു റോഡിൻ്റെ ഉപരിതലം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਮਬਰ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਉਲਝਣ (ਇੱਕ ਸੜਕ ਦੀ ਸਤਹ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کیمبر

ہلکا سا محدب (سڑک کی سطح کی طرح)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外倾角

轻微的凸度（如道路表面）

🇯🇵Japanese

キャンバー

わずかな凸面（路面のような）

🇰🇷Korean

캠버

약간의 볼록함(도로 표면과 같음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khum lại

độ lồi nhẹ (như mặt đường)

🇹🇭Thai

แคมเบอร์

ความนูนเล็กน้อย (เหมือนพื้นผิวถนน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bentuk melengkung

sedikit cembung (pada permukaan jalan)

🇵🇭Filipino

kamber

isang bahagyang convexity (tulad ng ibabaw ng isang kalsada)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احدودب

تحدب طفيف (مثل سطح الطريق)

🇮🇷Persian

کمبر

تحدب جزئی (از سطح جاده)

🇹🇷Turkish

kamber

hafif bir dışbükeylik (bir yolun yüzeyi gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קִמוּר

קמור קל (נכון למשטח הכביש)

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The primary meaning of 'camber' is 'a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)'.

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Using 'camber' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'camber' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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