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\ ˈkam 
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\Definition of cam
(Entry 1 of 4)
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
cam
noun (2)Definition of cam (Entry 2 of 4)
: camera especially : video camera
CAM
abbreviationDefinition of CAM (Entry 3 of 4)
1 computer-aided manufacturing
2 complementary and alternative medicine
Cam
geographical name\ ˈkam \
\Definition of Cam (Entry 4 of 4)
river 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in Cambridgeshire, east central England, flowing into the Ouse River
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The first known use of cam was in 1777
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