"cam" meaning in English

See cam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [kæm] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cam.wav Forms: more cam [comparative], most cam [superlative]
Rhymes: -æm Head templates: {{en-adv}} cam (comparative more cam, superlative most cam)
  1. Alternative form of kam Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: kam Related terms: slick cam
    Sense id: en-cam-en-adv-q-RPRBXZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [kæm] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cam.wav Forms: cams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Recorded since the 16th century, from Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel; originally, comb”) (cognate with English comb, and preserved in modern Dutch compounds such as kamrad, kamwiel (“cog wheel”)). Doublet of comb. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|kam||cog of a wheel; originally, comb}} Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel; originally, comb”), {{cog|en|comb}} English comb, {{doublet|en|comb}} Doublet of comb Head templates: {{en-noun}} cam (plural cams)
  1. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
    Sense id: en-cam-en-noun-lK5G07Yp
  2. A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together. Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-cam-en-noun--zw6zy0k Disambiguation of Mechanics: 4 9 15 11 22 20 19
  3. (UK, dialect) A ridge or mound of earth. Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-cam-en-noun-g0XgmadZ Disambiguation of Mechanics: 4 9 15 11 22 20 19 Categories (other): British English
  4. (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice. Categories (topical): Climbing, Mechanics
    Sense id: en-cam-en-noun-lPH5poBF Disambiguation of Mechanics: 4 9 15 11 22 20 19 Categories (other): Pages with 23 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Pages with 23 entries: 5 6 1 1 1 1 2 0 7 2 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 4 5 5 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 2 1 2 2 3 0 9 3 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 4 5 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 9 14 4 47 14 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 22 4 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 18 11 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 12 17 8 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 22 5 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 19 10 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 19 12 56 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 21 5 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 21 5 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 21 4 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 21 4 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 19 12 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 18 16 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 18 11 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 19 12 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 21 4 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 14 18 12 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 21 4 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 19 12 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 14 22 5 59 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (mechanical part): 凸輪 (Chinese Mandarin), 凸轮 (tūlún) (Chinese Mandarin), vačka [feminine] (Czech), kam (Danish), nok [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), kamo (Esperanto), epäkesko (Finnish), nokka (Finnish), nostovarsi (Finnish), came [feminine] (French), Nocken [masculine] (German), camma [feminine] (Italian), カム (kamu) (Japanese), (kaem) (Korean), came [masculine] (Portuguese), camo [masculine] (Portuguese), camă [feminine] (Romanian), эксце́нтрик (ekscéntrik) [masculine] (Russian), кулачо́к (kulačók) [masculine] (Russian), vačka [feminine] (Slovak), leva [feminine] (Spanish), kam [common-gender] (Swedish), cam [masculine] (Welsh)
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: cam band, cambelt, cambox, cam out, camshaft, camwheel, heart cam, overhead cam, rock cam, twincam, twin-cam, variable cam timing Disambiguation of 'mechanical part': 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [kæm] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cam.wav Forms: cams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Clipping of camera. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|camera}} Clipping of camera Head templates: {{en-noun}} cam (plural cams)
  1. (informal) Camera. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Mechanics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [kæm] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cam.wav Forms: cams [present, singular, third-person], camming [participle, present], cammed [participle, past], cammed [past]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Clipping of camera. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|camera}} Clipping of camera Head templates: {{en-verb}} cam (third-person singular simple present cams, present participle camming, simple past and past participle cammed)
  1. To go on webcam with someone. Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-cam-en-verb-5brqipAU Disambiguation of Mechanics: 4 9 15 11 22 20 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      ]
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      "form": "more cam",
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      "word": "slick cam"
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          "kam",
          "kam#English"
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}

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