cant

Japanese: cant
cant

…When a train passes through a curve, centrifugal force acts, and if the left and right rails are at the same height, the train may roll over to the outside. For this reason, the outer rail is made higher to balance the centrifugal force, and this amount is called cant. If the cant is too large, the train may roll over to the inside of the curve, so the amount of cant is determined according to the radius of the curve and the speed of the train. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "cant" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…車両が曲線を通過するときには遠心力が働き,このとき左右レールが同じ高さにあると車両が外側へ転覆する恐れがある。このため外側のレールを高くして遠心力とつり合うようにしてあり,この量をカントcantという。カントが大きすぎると逆に曲線の内側に転覆する可能性が生じてしまうため,カント量は曲線半径および列車の通過速度に応じて決定されている。…

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