krökning — meaning in English

English meaning

• bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
• 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.

Senses

krökning is used for these senses in English:

• bow A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
• camber The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.

bow — full definition

1. noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
2. noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
3. noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
4. verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
5. verb To give in or stop resisting.

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.

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