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Camper vs Camber - What's the difference?

camper | camber |

As nouns the difference between camper and camber

is that camper is a person who camps, especially in a tent etc 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 an adjective camper

is (camp).

As a verb camber is

to curve upwards in the middle.

camper

English

(wikipedia camper)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
  • A motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in
  • (video games) A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, typically with a sniper rifle equipped.

    • Derived terms

    * corpse camper * happy camper * spawn camper

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (camp)
    • ----

    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.