incline vs camber

camber vs incline

incline and camber both are nouns.

incline and camber both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incline	Yes	No	Yes	No
camber	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, camber is a hyponym of incline; that is, camber is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than incline:

incline: an elevated geological formation
camber: a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

Other hyponyms of incline include acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade, bank, bank, cant, canyonside, coast, declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, escarpment, scarp, hillside, mountainside, versant, piedmont, ski slope.

incline (noun)	camber (noun)
an inclined surface connecting two levels	the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
an elevated geological formation	a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
	a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)

incline (verb)	camber (verb)
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief	curve upward in the middle
feel favorably disposed or willing
be at an angle
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

Difference between incline and camber

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