CAM


Meaning of CAM in English

/kam/ , n. , v. , cammed, camming .

n.

1. Mach. 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. Auto. Slang. camshaft.

v.t.

3. to provide (a machine part or mechanism) with a cam or cams.

[ kam, kamm. See COMB 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .