Cambered
/ˈkæm.bərd/noun
Bent or arched slightly upward in the middle, especially of a road, deck, or surface.
Did you know?Cambered traces back to a root for a bent or crooked shape, and that same ancient idea survives in words for awkward posture, curves, and even the geometry of arches.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kamp-
“to bend, curve, or be crooked”
Late Latin
Latin
cambarus
“bent or arched (source form behind later Romance and English usage)”
Old French
Old French
cambrer
“to bend, curve, arch”
Middle English
English
camber
“a slight arch or convex curve, especially in a road or beam”
Modern English
English
cambered
“having a camber; arched or curved upward in the middle”