Camber may refer to a variety of curvatures and angles:
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Camber angle, the angle made by the wheels of a vehicle
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Camber beam, an upward curvature of a joist to compensate for load deflection due in buildings
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Camber thrust in bike technology
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Camber (aerodynamics), the asymmetry between the top and bottom curves of an aerofoil
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Camber (ship)
The camber is a measure of lateral main deck curvature in naval architecture. The curve is applied to a deck transversely, measured as the height of deck at centreline above the height of deck at side.
The practice of adding camber to a ship's de ...
, a measure of transversal deck curvature in naval architecture
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Cant (road/rail), the convex curvature of a road surface in road construction
* The curvature of a
bow used to play certain string instruments, or the curvature of the fingerboard
Camber may also refer to:
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Camber (band), an emo band from New York
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Camber (legendary king), legendary king of Cambria, Wales
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Camber Corporation, a defense contractor in Huntsville, Alabama
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Camber, East Sussex, a seaside village including
Camber Sands
Camber Sands is a beach in East Sussex, UK, in the village of Camber, near Rye. It is the only sand dune system in East Sussex, and is east of the estuary of the River Rother at Rye Bay stretching to just beyond the Kent border, where shing ...
beach in England
* Camber, the former name of
Mihai Bravu, Tulcea
Mihai Bravu is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Mihai Bravu (formerly ''Camber''), Satu Nou and Turda (formerly ''Armutlia'').
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Communes in Tulcea County
Localities in No ...
, Romania
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Camber of Culdi, a prominent character in the fictional series of Deryni novels
* NATO reporting name for the
Ilyushin Il-86 airliner
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Cambering (geology)
Cambering is a phenomenon typically seen at a valley crest or plateau margin whereby blocks of competent strata such as sandstone stretch, tilt or rotate with respect to underlying incompetent rock layers such as clay or mudstone. It results from ...
, the downslope movement of competent strata into a valley
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