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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
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
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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