camber
/ˈkæmbə(r)/noun
1- a slightly convex or arched shape of a road or other horizontal surface(路面等的)中凸形, 反弯度, 起拱, 拱势:
a flat roof should have a slight camber to allow water to run off.
平屋顶应有可让水流下来的小小的拱势。
1.1
- Brit. a tilt built into a road at a bend or curve, enabling vehicles to maintain speed〈英〉弯拱(使车辆保持车速的路弯处倾斜)。
1.2
- mass noun the slight sideways inclination of the front wheels of a motor vehicle汽车前轮外倾。
1.3
- the extent of curvature of a section of an aerofoil(翼面的)曲面, 弧。
派生词
cambered
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French cambre, dialect variant of chambre 'arched', from Latin camurus 'curved inwards'.