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camber in Polish

camber in Polish is wypukłość, wygięcie — camber means a gentle curve across a surface, such as a road or roof, that lets water drain off.

camber in Polish

wypukłość
noun
A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
wygięcie
noun
The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.

What does "camber" mean?

  1. noun A gentle curve across a surface, such as a road or roof, that lets water drain off.
    "The track was stony with a grassy camber up the middle."
  2. noun The slope built into a bend in a road to counter the pull of turning at speed.
    "Again we were stricken of our palsy, slowed down, re-accelerated, and there, at last, were the few huts of a hamlet, with the lorry, lying at an angle in the road's camber, outside a tea-shop."
  3. noun A slight upward curve on the underside of a beam or arch.
  4. noun (motoring) The angle at which a vehicle's wheels tilt from vertical, seen from the front.
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camber in a sentence

  • The track was stony with a grassy camber up the middle.
  • Again we were stricken of our palsy, slowed down, re-accelerated, and there, at last, were the few huts of a hamlet, with the lorry, lying at an angle in the road's camber, outside a tea-shop.
  • Even a small camber one way caused the whole outfit to list alarmingly.

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What is "camber" in Polish?
"camber" in Polish is wypukłość, wygięcie. camber means: A gentle curve across a surface, such as a road or roof, that lets water drain off.
Are there other ways to say "camber" in Polish?
Yes — Polish has 2 translations listed for "camber": wypukłość, wygięcie.
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