CAM

cam

(noun) a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

Cam, River Cam, Cam River

(noun) a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Cam

A river in eastern England, which passes Cambridge.

A village in Gloucestershire, England.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Proper noun

Cam

A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.

Anagrams

• ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CMA, MAC, MCA, Mac, Mac-, Mac., mac

Noun

CAM (plural CAMs)

Acronym of complementary and alternative medicine.

(real estate) Acronym of common area maintenance.

Acronym of computer-aided manufacturing.

(medicine) cell adhesion molecule

(US, historical) contract air mail (Often followed by the route number, eg, CAM 21).

(computing) Initialism of content-addressable memory.

Proper noun

CAM

Abbreviation of Campeche, a state of Mexico.

Anagrams

• ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CMA, MAC, MCA, Mac, Mac-, Mac., mac

Etymology 1

Noun

cam (plural cams)

A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.

A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.

(UK, dialect) A ridge or mound of earth.

(rock climbing) A camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.

Etymology 2

Noun

cam (plural cams)

(informal) Camera.

Verb

cam (third-person singular simple present cams, present participle camming, simple past and past participle cammed)

To go on webcam with someone.

Etymology 3

Adverb

cam (comparative more cam, superlative most cam)

Alternative form of kam

Anagrams

• ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CMA, MAC, MCA, Mac, Mac-, Mac., mac

Source: Wiktionary

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Cam, n. Etym: [Dan. kam comb, ridge; or cf. W. Gael., and Ir., cam bet. See 1st Come.]

1. (Med.) (a) 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. (b) A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together. (c) A projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to another piece against which its acts.

Note: Cams are much used in machinery involving complicated, and irregular movements, as in the sewing machine, pin machine, etc.

2. A ridge or mound of earth. [Prow. Eng.] Wright. Cam wheel (Mach.), a wheel with one or more projections (cams) or depressions upon its periphery or upon its face; one which is set or shaped eccentrically, so that its revolutions impart a varied, reciprocating, or intermittent motion.

Cam, a. Etym: [See Kam.]

Definition: Crooked. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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