Definition of: camber

(kam′bər) v.t.
To cut or bend to a slight upward convex form.
—v.i. To have or assume a slight upward convex curve, as a ship's, deck.
—noun A slight upward bend or convexity, as of a timber or an airfoil; a slight central rise. [<MF cambrer arch <L camerare <camera curved roof, vault]