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Cam

[kæm]

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

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📖 Definitions of "Cam"

noun

1
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
2
A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
3
A ridge or mound of earth.
4
A camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cam"

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levernoun	(mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
tappetnoun	A lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, in order to produce change or regulate motion.
camshaftnoun	A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
trippetnoun	(engineering) A cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes another piece repeatedly.
beamnoun	A broad smile.
stuffnoun	(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
tcpnoun	A brand of mild antiseptic, originally formulated with trichlorophenylmethyliodosalicyl.
lifternoun	Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
bitnoun	(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
chambernoun	A room or set of rooms, particularly:
rfdnoun	(Usenet) Initialism of request for discussion.
radmnoun	(military, nautical) Abbreviation of rear admiral. [(military, nautical) A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.]
housenoun	A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
boothnoun	A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.
dopenoun	(uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances:
macnoun	(UK, US, Canada, Australia, slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses).
stashnoun	(countable) A collection, sometimes hidden.
cameranoun	(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
cdmnoun	(physics) Initialism of cold dark matter. [Dark matter traveling at classical, nonrelativistic speeds.]
mapnoun	A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.