# camber

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæm.bə/ · frequency rank #43,071

## Definitions
1. 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. The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
3. An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
4. 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.
5. The curvature of an airfoil.
6. A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.

## Etymology
From Old French cambre (“bent”), from Latin camurum, from camur (“arched”).

## Easily confused with
- **came** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-came)
- **camel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-camel)
- **cater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-cater)
- **cameo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-cameo)
- **caper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-caper)
- **carer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-carer)
- **comer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-comer)
- **career** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-career)
- **cancer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-cancer)
- **camera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-camera)
- **Carter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-carter)
- **Camden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-camden)
- **carver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-carver)
- **camped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-camped)
- **camper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-camper)
- **Casper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-casper)
- **caster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-caster)
- **combed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-combed)
- **Cramer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-cramer)
- **canter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-canter)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acmber`, `cabmer`, `cambber`, `camberr`, `cambre`, `camebr`, `cammber`, `ccamber`, `cmaber`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/camber