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Camber

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Camber may refer to a variety of curvatures and angles:

  • Camber angle, the angle made by the wheels of a vehicle
  • Camber beam, an upward curvature of a joist to compensate for load deflection due in buildings
  • Camber thrust in bike technology
  • Camber (aerodynamics), the asymmetry between the top and bottom curves of an aerofoil
  • Camber (ship), a measure of transversal deck curvature in naval architecture
  • 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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