cam¹ /kam/ (mechanics)

An irregular projection on a revolving shaft or rotating cylinder, shaped so as to transmit regular movement to another part, eg to open the cylinder valves of a car engine

cam follower noun

A slider or roller that is in contact with a cam and transmits movement

camˈshaft or camˈ-wheel noun

A shaft or wheel bearing a cam or cams

cam²

cam³, caum or calm /käm or köm/ (Scot)

1. Pale bluish-grey clay or soft slate
2. A slate pencil
3. Pipeclay
4. Limestone (obsolete)

To whiten with camstone

calmˈy adjective

Clayey

camˈstone, caumˈstone, calmˈstone or camˈstane, caumˈstane, calmˈstane noun

A white argillaceous stone used for whitening hearthstones and doorsteps

CAM

1. Cameroon (IVR)
2. Complementary and alternative medicine
3. (often /kam/) computer-aided manufacturing (or manufacture)

-cam /-kam/

Forming nouns denoting photographic equipment, as in webcam

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