camber
/ˈkæm.bɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.67 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Uncountable
noun
An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "From end to end, just behind the houses, ran the broad gravel walk, with its emphatic camber and its metal-edged gutters where a child's ball would come to rest and the first few plane leaves, dusty but still green, were already falling, since the summer had been so hot and rainless all through."
- "The track was stony with a grassy camber up the middle."
- "Again we were stricken of our palsy, slowed down, re-accelerated, and there, at last, were the few huts of a hamlet, with the lorry, lying at an angle in the road's camber, outside a tea-shop."
- "Even a small camber one way caused the whole outfit to list alarmingly."
- "Because he cambered the tires too much, he had less control on the turns."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkæm.bɚ/
- British English: /ˈkæm.bə/