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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River;
[syn: Cam, River Cam, Cam River]

2. a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cam \Cam\ (k[a^]m), n. [Dan. kam comb, ridge; or cf. W., Gael., and Ir., cam bent. See 1st Comb.] 1. (Med.) (a) A turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion to, or receives such motion from, a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it. (b) A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together. (c) A projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to another piece against which it acts. [1913 Webster] Note: Cams are much used in machinery involving complicated, and irregular movements, as in the sewing machine, pin machine, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A ridge or mound of earth. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster] Cam wheel (Mach.), 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cam \Cam\, a. [See Kam.] Crooked. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Cam n 1: a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River [syn: Cam, River Cam, Cam River] 2: a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

CAM Common Access Method (SCSI)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

CAM Conditional Access Modul (DVB, CI)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

CAM Content Addressable Memory (ethernet, Switch, IC)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

CAM 1. content addressable memory. 2. computer aided manufacturing.