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Definition of camber : 1. An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback.
2. 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).
3. To curve upward.
4. To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.

Synonyms:

chamfer, bevel, slang, pious platitude, patois, bank building, jargon, argot, buzzword, coin bank, bank, money box, lingo, banking company, cant, savings bank, vernacular, banking concern

crook, bend, sweep, hang, sag, hook, bow, round, curve, arch, swerve

Usage examples:

• " Ah, well," said I, pausing at the step, " I shall hope to see more of Mr. Camber, and of yourself too, madam, for your ale is excellent." - "Bat Wing", Sax Rohmer.
• " The reason of my interest," I replied, " is that Mr. Camber asked me to call upon him, and I propose to do so later this morning." - "Bat Wing", Sax Rohmer.
• Her design was for a flat- bottom, chine- built hull with no fore- and- aft camber in the bottom, a sharp entrance, and a square- tuck stern with slight overhang above the cross- seam. - "Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran", Howard I. Chapelle.