Antonyms for cambered


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kam-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæm bər


Definition of cambered

Origin :
  • 1610s, nautical term, from Old French cambre, chambre "bent," from Latin camurum (nominative camur) "crooked, arched;" related to camera.
  • As in arch : verb curve
  • As in bank : verb lean or tilt
  • As in bend : verb form or cause a curve
  • As in refract : verb bend
Example sentences :
  • Also, the form of cambered surface should be a paraboloid—not arc or arc of circles.
  • Extract from : « The Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplaning » by V. E. Johnson
  • His insistence on the cambered wing did not convince others, who went on experimenting with (p. 047) flat planes.
  • Extract from : « The War in the Air; Vol. 1 » by Walter Raleigh.
  • Two monolith jambs support a huge lintel, cambered in the middle like the tie-beams of our sixteenth-century roofs.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • All planes are not cambered to the same extent: some have a very small curvature; in others the curve is greatly pronounced.
  • Extract from : « The Mastery of the Air » by William J. Claxton
  • In Figs. 44 and 45 are given two very efficient forms of cambered surfaces for models.
  • Extract from : « The Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplaning » by V. E. Johnson

Synonyms for cambered

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