'CAM' definitions:

Definition of 'Cam'

(from WordNet)
noun
A river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River [syn: Cam, River Cam, Cam River]
noun
A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

Definition of 'Cam'

From: GCIDE
  • Cam \Cam\, a. [See Kam.] Crooked. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cam'

From: GCIDE
  • Cam \Cam\ (k[a^]m), n. [Dan. kam comb, ridge; or cf. W., Gael., and Ir., cam bent. See 1st Comb.]
  • 1. (Med.) (a) A turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion to, or receives such motion from, a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it. (b) A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together. (c) A projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to another piece against which it acts. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Cams are much used in machinery involving complicated, and irregular movements, as in the sewing machine, pin machine, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A ridge or mound of earth. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]
  • Cam wheel (Mach.), a wheel with one or more projections (cams) or depressions upon its periphery or upon its face; one which is set or shaped eccentrically, so that its revolutions impart a varied, reciprocating, or intermittent motion. [1913 Webster]

Acronyms for 'cam'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Common Access Method (SCSI)
  • Computer Aided Manufacturing
  • Conditional Access Modul (DVB, CI)
  • Content Addressable Memory (ethernet, Switch, IC)

Words containing 'CAM'