English Dictionary: CAM | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for CAM | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cam \Cam\, a. [See {Kam}.] Crooked. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cam \Cam\ (k[acr]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 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. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CAM 1. 2. (1999-09-17) |