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cam
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
cam
(noun)
came
Cam Ranh Bay
(proper noun)
come
(verb)
cam
/
ˈ
kæm/
noun
plural
cams
cam
/
ˈ
kæm/
noun
plural
cams
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAM
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technical
:
a part of a machine (such as an engine) that changes circular motion into another type of motion (such as forward motion)
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