cam|ber

cam|ber «KAM buhr», verb, noun.

–v.t., v.i.

to bend or curve upward in the middle; arch slightly.

–n.

1. an upward bend or curve in the middle; slight arch.

2. a slightly arching piece of timber.

3. the rise and fall of the curve of an airfoil of an aircraft.

4. a slight inward tilt toward the bottom of the front wheels of an automobile: »

As design and materials have improved the camber angle has been decreased until current cars have very little camber (Purvis and Toboldt).

╂[< Middle French cambre bent < Latin camur crooked]