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1Cam — (k[a^]m), n. [Dan. kam comb, ridge; or cf. W., Gael., and Ir., cam bent. See 1st {Comb}.] 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… …
2Cam wheel — Cam Cam (k[a^]m), n. [Dan. kam comb, ridge; or cf. W., Gael., and Ir., cam bent. See 1st {Comb}.] 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… …
3cam — [kæm] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from French came, from German kamm comb ] a wheel or part of a wheel that is shaped to change circular movement into backwards and forwards movement …
4cam|pan|i|form — «kam PAN uh frm», adjective. bell shaped. ╂[< Late Latin campāna bell + English form] …
5cam|pan|u|late — «kam PAN yuh layt, liht», adjective. bell shaped (applied to parts of plants, especially to the corolla) …
6cam|pan|u|la — «kam PAN yuh luh», noun. any of a large genus of plants with bell shaped, blue, purple, pink, or white flowers, such as the bluebell and Canterbury bell; bellflower. ╂[< Late Latin campānula (diminutive) < campāna bell] …
7cam — [1] A designed bump on a shaft or disc which causes a rocking motion in an adjacent part. [2] A metal disc with irregularly shaped lobes used in the camshaft to activate the opening and closing of the valves and in the distributor, to force the… …
8cam wheel — noun Etymology: cam (IV) : a wheel set or shaped so that it acts as a cam see cam illustration * * * a wheel, with an off center axis or irregular shape, that functions as a cam. [1860 65] * * * cam wheel, a wheel, with its axis off center or its …
9cam wheel — noun Date: 1847 a wheel set or shaped to act as a cam …
10cam — I. /kæm / (say kam) noun a device for converting regular rotary or straight line motion into irregular rotary or reciprocating motion, etc., commonly consisting of an oval or heart shaped, or other specially shaped flat piece, an eccentric wheel… …
