[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cam \cam\ ka^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
see also:
comb cam wheel 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cam \cam\, a. see kam.
   crooked. obs.
   1913 webster
see also:
kam 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cam
     n 1: a river in east central england that flows past cambridge to
          join the ouse river syn: river cam, cam river
     2: a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear
        motion
see also:
river cam cam river 

[4] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

cam
     common access method scsi
     
     

[5] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

cam
     computer aided manufacturing
     
     

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

cam
     
        1.  content addressable memory.
     
        2.  computer aided manufacturing.
     
        1999-09-17
     
     
see also:
content addressable memory computer aided manufacturing 

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