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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

cam mechanical device for converting a rotating motion into a reciprocating, or back-and-forth, motion, or for changing a simple motion into a complex one. A simple form of cam is a circular disk set eccentrically on a shaft in order to induce (when the shaft rotates) a rising and falling motion in a rod or some other moving part held against its edge. There are cams of many diverse shapes, e.g., oval, elliptical, and scalloped-edged, each shape being designed to induce the particular kind of motion required in a moving part. Cams are widely used in many different kinds of machines.

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cam

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

cam / kam/ • n. a projection on a rotating part in machinery, designed to make sliding contact with another part while rotating and to impart reciprocal or variable motion to it. ∎ short for camshaft. ∎ short for camera¹.

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Cam

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Cam Glos. Camma 1086 (DB). Named from the River Cam, an old Celtic river-name meaning ‘crooked’.

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CAM

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

CAM Abbrev. for
1. computer-aided manufacturing,

2. content-addressable memory,

3. cellular automata machine.

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JOHN DAINTITH. "CAM." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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cam

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

cam projection on a wheel. XVIII. — Du. cam COMB, as in kamrad toothed wheel, cog-wheel.

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T. F. HOAD. "cam." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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CAM

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

CAM / kam/ • abbr. computer-aided manufacturing.

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CAM

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

CAM
1. See cell adhesion molecule.

2. See crassulacean acid metabolism.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

CAM see computer-aided manufacturing .

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CAM

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

CAM See CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "CAM." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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CAM

CAM See crassulacean acid metabolism.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "CAM." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL ALLABY. "CAM." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-CAM.html

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"cam." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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	CAM photosynthesis in submerged aquatic plants. (crassulacean acid metabolism) Magazine article from: The Botanical Review; 4/1/1998
	CAM Industry Leaders Surveyed, Research Conference Big Draw, Medical Cost... Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 7/1/2001
	CAM Use by Women in Midlife. Newspaper article from: Alternative Therapies in Women's Health; 6/1/2007