cambers
Slight upward bends
Cambers is the plural of camber, a slight convex curve or arch built into a surface.
Roads have camber to shed water toward the edges.
Aircraft wings have camber to generate lift.
In automotive contexts, wheel camber is the angle of tilt from vertical: The mechanic adjusted the cambers on the front wheels.
The verb means to give such a curve: The carpenter cambers the deck boards slightly.
Tilted on a curve
- superelevationRoad surface banking angle
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- highwayMajor road for travel
- racetrackCourse for competitive speed
gradient · drainage · asphalt · pavement · slope · tilt · incline · crown
Outer covering or frame
- keelHull's structural base
- deckShip's flat surface
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
- shipbuildingConstructing maritime vessels
beam · planking · wooden · vessel · boat · arch · convexity · sheer
banked
Tilted on a curve
- superelevationRoad surface banking angle
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- highwayMajor road for travel
racetrack · gradient · drainage · asphalt · pavement · slope · tilt · incline · crown · turnpike
hull
Outer covering or frame
shipbuilding · beam · planking · wooden · vessel · boat · arch · convexity · sheer · carvel
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- toeFoot's small digit
- casterRolling furniture attachment
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
tire · negative · positive · angle · axle · steering · handling · stance · adjustment · wear
wing
Limb enabling flight
- airfoilLift-generating curved surface
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
aviation · aircraft · leading edge · aerodynamics · chord · profile · span · dihedral · flight · design