camber
Built-in slight arch
Camber is a slight convex curve or arch built into a surface.
Roads have camber—a gentle crown sloping toward the edges—so water drains off.
Aircraft wings have camber to generate lift.
In automotive contexts, camber is the angle at which wheels tilt inward or outward from vertical: The mechanic adjusted the camber to reduce tire wear.
To camber is to give such a curve.
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- drainageLiquid removal system
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
- pavementHard road covering
asphalt · grading · runoff · shoulder · highway · surface · banked · curvature
Course for competitive speed
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- velodromeBanked oval cycling arena
- bobsledSteered sled for icy chutes
- lugeFeet-first racing sled
track · circuit · drift · turn · apex · chicane · hairpin · loop
Secure storage chamber
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
span · springer · crown · rise · curvature · brick · stone · barrel vault
Limb enabling flight
- airfoilLift-generating curved surface
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- dragResistance through fluid
- aileronWing-mounted roll control
winglet · dihedral · anhedral · aerodynamics · angle of attack · glide · stall · pitch
Adjusting tire angles
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- toe-inInward wheel angle
- chassisStructural support base
- corneringForcing into position
handling · traction · understeer · oversteer · tire wear · adjustment · kinematics · dynamics
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
pavement · asphalt · grading · runoff · shoulder · highway · surface · banked · curvature · centerline
racetrack
Course for competitive speed
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- velodromeBanked oval cycling arena
- bobsledSteered sled for icy chutes
luge · track · circuit · drift · turn · apex · chicane · hairpin · loop · cornering
vault
Secure storage chamber
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- cathedralBishop's principal church
buttress · span · springer · crown · rise · curvature · brick · stone · barrel vault · segmental
wing
Limb enabling flight
- airfoilLift-generating curved surface
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- dragResistance through fluid
aileron · winglet · dihedral · anhedral · aerodynamics · angle of attack · glide · stall · pitch · roll
wheel alignment
Adjusting tire angles
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- toe-inInward wheel angle
- chassisStructural support base
cornering · handling · traction · understeer · oversteer · tire wear · adjustment · kinematics · dynamics · stance
deflection
Change in trajectory
rafter · lintel · cantilever · truss · load-bearing · sag · crown · lumber · prestress · span
deck
Ship's flat surface
planing · bow · stern · draft · bilge · freeboard · waterline · gunwale · beam · shipbuilding
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- car culturecar meets, hot rod, muscle car, classic car, classic cars
- car partsengine, steering wheel, brake, seats, tires
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- slopesslope, incline, slopes, inclines, grade
- curved shapescrescent, arc, horseshoe, parabola, bend