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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cam \Cam\ (k[a^]m), noun [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 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 it 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cam \Cam\, adjective [See {Kam}.] Crooked. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Cam
noun
1: a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River [syn: {River Cam}, {Cam River}]
2: a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
CAM
1. {content addressable memory}. 2. {computer aided manufacturing}. (1999-09-17)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
CAM Common Access Method (SCSI)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing
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