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cam

Pronunciation: /kam/
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Definition of cam

noun

  • 1a projection on a rotating part in machinery, designed to make sliding contact with another part while rotating and impart reciprocal or variable motion to it.
  • a camshaft.
  • 2 informal a camera.

Origin:

late 18th century: from Dutch kam 'comb', as in kamrad 'cogwheel'

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