superelevation
[ soo-per-el-uh-vey-shuhn ]
noun
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How to use superelevation in a sentence
The amount of superelevation required, therefore, varies as the square of the velocity and inversely as the radius of the curve.
American Rural Highways | T. R. AggThis tendency is counteracted by designing the cross section with superelevation.
American Rural Highways | T. R. Agg
British Dictionary definitions for superelevation
superelevation
/ (ˌsuːpərˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən) /
noun
another name for bank 2 (def. 7)
the difference between the heights of the sides of a road or railway track on a bend
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