Synonyms for cambered
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kam-ber |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæm bər |
Top 10 synonyms for cambered Other synonyms for the word cambered
- angle
- angle away
- angle off
- arch
- bend
- bow
- bridge
- camber
- cant
- careen
- circle
- contort
- crimp
- crinkle
- crook
- deflect
- deform
- detour
- double
- droop
- extend
- form
- genuflect
- hook
- hump
- hunch
- incline
- incurvate
- loop
- pervert
- pitch
- round
- shape
- slant
- slope
- span
- spiral
- stretch
- swerve
- turn
- verge
- warp
- waver
- wilt
- wind
- yaw
- zigzag
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for cambered
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