Definition of cam
1 : a rotating or sliding piece (such as an eccentric wheel or a cylinder with an irregular shape) in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice versa
2 : camshaft an engine with a single overhead cam
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Origin and Etymology of cam
perhaps from French came, from German Kamm, literally, comb, from Old High German kamb
First Known Use: 1777
1977
First Known Use of cam
1977
CAM
Definition of CAM
1 computer-aided manufacturing
2 complementary and alternative medicine
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river 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in Cambridgeshire, east central England, flowing into the Ouse River
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CAM
Medical Definition of CAM
2complementary and alternative medicine According to a 2002 survey by the National Center for Health Statistics, 36 percent of adults in the United States used some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), including naturopathy, relaxation techniques, chiropractic, yoga, massage, and diets.—In-Sung Yoo, The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 19 Mar. 2006
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