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combar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • camber 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.
  • warp noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.

Senses

combar is used for these senses in English:

  • camber To curve upwards in the middle.
  • warp (transitive) To twist or turn (something) out of shape; to deform.

camber — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. noun The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
  3. noun An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
  4. noun The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.

warp — full definition

  1. noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.
  2. noun The lengthwise threads on a loom, crossed by the weft to make woven fabric.
  3. noun (in science fiction) A means of travelling faster than light, or a distortion in space and time.
  4. verb To bend or twist something out of its original shape, or to become bent this way.

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