1
: a rotating or sliding piece (such as an eccentric wheel or a cylinder with an irregular shape) in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice versa
2
: camshaft
an engine with a single overhead cam
: camera
especially
: video camera
1
computer-aided manufacturing
2
complementary and alternative medicine
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
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There’s been a bunch of very unsettling and disturbing videos, body cam footage over and over again since Twitter has been a thing.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The 2025 Taos is a small SUV with a 1.5 liter dual over head cam (DOHC) 16 valve turbocharged 4 cylinder gas engine that produces 174 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque, bolted to an 8 speed automatic transmission, driving the front wheels in FWD and has a base price of only $24,995.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
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This is one of those episodes that Alexi loves so much, using almost exclusively body cam/security cam footage.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
Security Camera Deals The Ring Stick Up Cam Pro is a killer security cam for both indoor and outdoor use.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
There’s been a bunch of very unsettling and disturbing videos, body cam footage over and over again since Twitter has been a thing.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The 2025 Taos is a small SUV with a 1.5 liter dual over head cam (DOHC) 16 valve turbocharged 4 cylinder gas engine that produces 174 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque, bolted to an 8 speed automatic transmission, driving the front wheels in FWD and has a base price of only $24,995.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Cam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cam. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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cam
1 of 2 noun
: a device by which circular motion may be transformed into stop-and-start or back-and-forth motion
cam
2 of 2 nounEtymology
Noun
perhaps from French came "cam," from German Kamm, literally, "comb"
Medical Definition
CAM
abbreviation2
complementary and alternative medicine
According to a 2002 survey by the National Center for Health Statistics, 36 percent of adults in the United States used some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), including naturopathy, relaxation techniques, chiropractic, yoga, massage, and diets.—In-Sung Yoo, The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)
In-Sung Yoo, The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)Geographical Definition
Cam
geographical name
river 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in Cambridgeshire, east central England, flowing into the Ouse River
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