Definition of camber

• n. - An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).
• n. - An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback.
• v. t. - To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
• v. i. - To curve upward.
• n. - An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).
• n. - An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback.
• v. t. - To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
• v. i. - To curve upward.