Definition of Cam

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Definition of Cam

Cam

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.

A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.

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.

A ridge or mound of earth.

Crooked.

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Cam Quotations

And I also have a camera, a Web cam, and I have one at home, so I can hook up and talk to the girls, and they can see me while we're on the bus in the middle of nowhere.
Lee Ann Womack

I think most people read and re-read the things that they have liked. That's certainly true in my case. I re-read Pound a great deal, I re-read Williams, I re-read Thomas, I re-read the people whom I cam to love when I was at what you might call a formative stage.
James Laughlin

A security cam is one small part of a much larger universe of cams. The much larger effect, socially, politically and economically, is going to come from a much larger trend.
Bruce Sterling

People were talking while I was playing, so I got up and left the stage. I've gotten to the point where I'm not really very patient with patrons rapping during the show. And the people were all nice and quiet when I cam back.
Bruce Hornsby

Cam Translations

cam in French is came
cam in German is Nocke, Nocken

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