cam
Pronunciation: (kam), [key] — n., v., cammed, cam•ming.
—n. - a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- camshaft.
—v.t. - to provide (a machine part or mechanism) with a cam or cams.
Cam
Pronunciation: (kam), [key] — n.
- a river in E England flowing NE by Cambridge, into the Ouse River. 40 mi. (64 km) long. Also called
CAM
Pronunciation: (kam), [key] — n.
- computer-aided manufacturing.
Cam.
- Cambridge.
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