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   camber

   /ˈkambə/

   noun

   • 1. the slightly convex or arched shape of a road or other horizontal surface: "a bend where the camber of the road sloped to a ditch"
   • ▪ a tilt built into a road at a bend or curve, enabling vehicles to maintain speed.
   • ▪ the slight sideways inclination of the front wheels of a motor vehicle: "suspension changes include a wider front and rear track with increased negative camber for better cornering grip"
   • ▪ the extent of curvature of a section of an aerofoil.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French cambre, dialect variant of chambre ‘arched’, from Latin camurus ‘curved inwards’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cambered adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

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