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Arc vs Camber - What's the difference?

arc | camber |

As nouns the difference between arc and camber

is that arc is that part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon while camber is a slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, a beam, roof deck, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.

As verbs the difference between arc and camber

is that arc is to move following a curved path while camber is to curve upwards in the middle.

As an acronym ARC

is aIDS-related complex.

arc

English

(wikipedia arc)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
  • (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of an other curve.
  • A curve, in general.
  • A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
  • (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.
  • A story arc.
  • (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
  • (graph theory) A directed edge.

    • Synonyms

    * (curve) curve, swoop * (circular arc) circular arc, circle segment * (directed edge) arrow, directed edge

    Verb

  • To move following a curved path.
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  • To form an electrical arc.

    • Related terms

    * arch

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    Anagrams

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    camber

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cambre (chiefly obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, a beam, roof deck, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
  • The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
  • (architecture) An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
  • (automotive) A vertical alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive camber signifying that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than at the top.
  • The curvature of an airfoil.
  • (nautical) A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.

    • Verb

  • To curve upwards in the middle.
  • To adjust the camber of the wheels of a vehicle.
    • Because he cambered the tires too much, he had less control on the turns.