cam
see also: Cam, CAM
Pronunciation
Cam
Proper noun
CAM
Noun
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see also: Cam, CAM
Pronunciation
- IPA: [kæm]
cam (plural cams)
- A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to 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.
- (UK, dialect) A ridge or mound of earth.
- (rock climbing) A camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
cam (plural cams)
- (informal) Camera.
cam (cams, present participle camming; past and past participle cammed)
- To go on webcam with someone.
cam
- Alternative form of kam
Cam
Proper noun
- A river in eastern England, which passes Cambridge.
- A village in Gloucestershire, England.
- A male given name.
CAM
Noun
cam (plural cams)
- Acronym of complementary and alternative medicine
- (real estate) Acronym of common area maintenance
- Acronym of computer-aided manufacturing
- (medicine) cell adhesion molecule
- (US, historical) contract air mail (Often followed by the route number, eg, CAM 21).
- (computing) Initialism of content-addressable memory
- Abbreviation of Campeche#English|Campeche, a state of Mexico.
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