Meaning and Origin
What does the name Camber mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Camber
User Submitted Origins
English
71%
African
14%
Welsh
14%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Camber is of African origin and means "Angel of all".
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Camber means "The valleys".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Cam"ber
Senses
- [Shipbuilding] An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high cambersaid of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck.
- [Arch] An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback.
Etymology: Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F. cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr. camera vault, arch. See Chamber, and cf. Camerate
verb Cam"ber
To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
verb Cam"ber
To curve upward.
Other Dictionary Sources
- The alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
- 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
- A slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
- Curve upward in the middle
Wiktionary
Old French cambre (“bent”), from Latin camurum, from camur (“arched”).
- A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
- The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
- (architecture) An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
- (automotive) The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.
- The curvature of an airfoil.
- (nautical) A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.