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cam

Pronunciation: /ˈkæm/

The English word “cam” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
  2. A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
  3. A ridge or mound of earth.
  4. A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
  5. Camera.
  6. A bootleg recording of a film recorded in a movie theater.

verb

  1. To go on webcam.

Etymology

PIE word *ǵómbʰos Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos Proto-Germanic *kambaz Proto-West Germanic ᚲᚨᛒᚨ Proto-West Germanic *kamb Old Dutch *kamb Middle Dutch kamp Dutch kamder. English cam Recorded since the 16th century, from Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel; originally, comb”) (cognate with English comb, and preserved in modern Dutch…

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