"cambox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: camboxes [plural]
Etymology: From cam + box. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cam|box}} cam + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} cambox (plural camboxes)
  1. (mechanical engineering) A metal "box" that houses cams, in the same manner that a gearbox houses gears. Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering

Inflected forms

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