ðə kˈæmbɚ kˈɜːv ɪz aɪdˈiəli ɐ pɚɹˈæbələ, bˌʌt pɹˈæktɪkli ɐ sˈɜːkəl sˈɛɡmənt æz ˈiːvən wɪð mˈɑːdɚn mətˈɪɹiəlz ænd kˌælkjʊlˈeɪʃənz, kˈæmbɚz ɑːɹ ˌɪmpɹɪsˈaɪs.
The camber curve is ideally a parabola, but practically a circle segment as even with modern materials and calculations, cambers are imprecise.