cam: Meaning and Definition of

cam

1. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
2. camshaft.

1. to provide (a machine part or mechanism) with a cam or cams.

Cam

1. a river in E England flowing NE by Cambridge, into the Ouse River. 40 mi. (64 km) long. Also called

CAM

1. computer-aided manufacturing.

Cam.

1. Cambridge.