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1. (n.) cam
a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usu. rotary, gives a rocking or reciprocating motion to any contiguous part.
2. (n.) Cam
a river in E England flowing NE by Cambridge, into the Ouse River. 40 mi. (64 km) long.
3. (n.) CAM
computer-aided manufacturing.
Etymology: (1965–70)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Cam, River Cam, Cam River
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
2. (noun) cam
a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) cam
crooked
2. (noun) cam
a turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion to, or receives such motion from, a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it
3. (noun) cam
a curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together
4. (noun) cam
a projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to another piece against which it acts
5. (noun) cam
a ridge or mound of earth
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