"camwheel" meaning in English

See camwheel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: camwheels [plural]
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  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. Translations (mechanical part): mønsterhjul (Danish), mönsterhjul (Swedish)

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