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cam

1

[kam]

noun

  1. Machinery.,  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.

  2. Automotive Slang.,  camshaft.



verb (used with object)

cammed, camming 
  1. to provide (a machine part or mechanism) with a cam or cams.

cam

2

[kam]

noun

  1. a camera, especially one that records video (often used in combination, as in ).

    She's a professional photographer who uses state-of-the-art cams.

Cam

3

[kam]

noun

  1. a river in E England flowing NE by Cambridge, into the Ouse River. 40 miles (64 km) long.

CAM

4

[kam]

Cam.

5

abbreviation

  1. Cambridge.

CAM

1

abbreviation

  1. complementary and alternative medicine

  2. computer-aided manufacture

  3. botany crassulacean acid metabolism: a form of photosynthesis, first described in crassulaceous plants, in which carbon dioxide is taken up only at night

  4. Cameroon (international car registration)

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-cam

2

combining form

  1. camera

    webcam

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Cam

3

/ kæm /

noun

  1. a river in E England, in Cambridgeshire, flowing through Cambridge to the River Ouse. Length: about 64 km (40 miles)

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cam

4

/ kæm /

noun

  1. a slider or roller attached to a rotating shaft to give a particular type of reciprocating motion to a part in contact with its profile

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Word History and Origins

Origin of CAM1

< Dutch or Low German kam, kamm. See comb

Origin of CAM2

First recorded in 1975–80; shortening of camera 1 ( def. )

Origin of CAM3

First recorded in 1965–70
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Word History and Origins

Origin of CAM1

C18: from Dutch kam comb
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Example Sentences

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Lancashire Police has shared body cam footage of the arrest at the man's home in Great Harwood.

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And admittedly, some of the quips about body cams feel overly anticipated and undercooked.

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The “fan cam” — turns out it’s not a kiss-cam at all, go figure — is a gimmick the band has been using for quite a while.

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The tech honcho was caught on the kiss cam during a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Boston, swaying with his company’s head of hiring.

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Instead the fire department’s investigation team discovered the failure on Edison’s transmission lines through dash cam footage recorded by a motorist driving on the 210 Freeway nearby, the filing said.

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