vi to curve upward.
2. camber ·vt to cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.
3. camber ·noun an upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).
4. camber ·noun an upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. ·see hogback.