"camwheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: camwheels [plural]
Etymology: From cam + wheel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cam|wheel}} cam + wheel Head templates: {{en-noun}} camwheel (plural camwheels)
  1. (engineering) 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. Categories (topical): Engineering Translations (mechanical part): mønsterhjul (Danish), mönsterhjul (Swedish)

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