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Cam  (km)
A river, about 64 km (40 mi) long, of east-central England. It flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River south of Ely.
CAM
abbr.
computer-aided manufacturing
cam  (km)
n.
An eccentric or multiply curved wheel mounted on a rotating shaft, used to produce variable or reciprocating motion in another engaged or contacted part.
[Dutch kam, cog, comb; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]
cam [kæm]
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) 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
[from Dutch kam comb]
Cam [kæm]
n
(Placename) a river in E England, in Cambridgeshire, flowing through Cambridge to the River Ouse. Length: about 64 km (40 miles)
CAM
abbreviation for
1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) computer-aided manufacture
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a.  crassulacean acid metabolism: a form of photosynthesis, first described in crassulaceous plants, in which carbon dioxide is taken up only at night
b.  (as modifier) a CAM plant
3. (Medicine / Complementary Medicine) complementary and alternative medicine
4.
international car registration for (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Cameroon
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.CamCam - a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
Cam River, River Cam
England - a division of the United Kingdom
2.cam - a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion
distributor cam - the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order
rotating mechanism - a mechanism that rotates
Translations
CAM [kæm] N ABBR =computer-aided manufacture → FAO f
cam1 [kæm] N → leva f
CAM [ˈkæm] n abbr (=computer-aided manufacturing) → FAO f
CAM abbr of computer-aided manufacture → CAM
cam1
n → Nocken m
CAM [kæm] n abbr =computer-aided manufacturing → fabbricazione f assistita dall'elaboratore
cam [kæm] n (Tech) → camma, eccentrico
CAM [kæm] n abbr =computer-aided manufacturing → fabbricazione f assistita dall'elaboratore
cam [kæm] n (Tech) → camma, eccentrico


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