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
Cam
A river in eastern England, which passes Cambridge.
A village in Gloucestershire, England.
Shortening.
Cam
A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.
• ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CMA, MAC, MCA, Mac, Mac-, Mac., mac
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.
CAM
Abbreviation of Campeche, a state of Mexico.
• ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CMA, MAC, MCA, Mac, Mac-, Mac., mac
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.
cam (plural cams)
(informal) Camera.
cam (third-person singular simple present cams, present participle camming, simple past and past participle cammed)
To go on webcam with someone.
cam (comparative more cam, superlative most cam)
Alternative form of kam
• 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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
