cam

Noun

cam (plural cams)

1. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
2. (informal) camera

3 letters in word "cam": A C M.

Anagrams of cam:

• mac

Words found within cam:

am ma

• Definitions:
• a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion
• A cam is a projecting part of a rotating wheel or shaft that strikes a lever at one or more points on its circular path. ...
• Cam or Camming (also "CAM" and meaning simply, Camera) is a specific method of motion picture copying, usually infringing upon a copyrighted work. ...
• A group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered an integral part of conventional medicine. Complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine, and alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. ...
• forms of treatment that are used in addition to (complementary) or instead of (alternative) standard treatments. These practices generally are not considered standard medical approaches. ...
• Abbreviation for Cameo.
• This is the amount of additional rent charged to the tenant in addition to the base rent to maintain the common areas of the property shared by the tenants and from which all tenants derive some benefit. ...
• Computer-aided manufacturing; the use of computers to assist in any or all phases of manufacturing. N/C is one form of CAM.
• computer aided manufacture
• Software with the capability of generating standard mapping functions. In contrast to GIS, it can not analyze or process a database.
• Generic term for Spring Loaded Camming Device (SLCD)
• An additional, annual charge often assessed to tenants for maintenance of the property's "common area", such as its entryways, hallways or bathrooms.
• Computer Aided Manufacturing. This is a process of using specialised computers to control, monitor, and adjust tools and machinery in manufacturing.
• Acronym for Computer-Aided Manufacturing Software solutions for defining manufacturing operations.
• calibration attitude maneuver
• The interactive use of computers systems, programs, and procedures in various phases of a manufacturing process wherein, the decision-making activity rests with the human operator and a computer provides the data manipulation functions.
• The use of computers to automatically control the machinery performing various manufacturing processes.
• In this publication, a component fastened to the back of a mortise cylinder plug or mortise cylinder thumbturn. When rotated, it engages the lock mechanism and either locks or unlocks.
• An instrument that continuously samples and measures the levels of airborne radioactive materials on a "real-time" basis and has alarm capabilities at preset levels.
• A broad range of healing philosophies and approaches not typically used in conventional medicine. A therapy is called “complementary” when it is usedin addition toconventional medicine, whereas it is called “alternative” when it is usedinstead ofconventional treatment. ...
• Card Authentication Method.
• (CAM) cell adhesion molecules; complementary and alternative medicine.
• The Championship Association of Mechanics, established in 1989, is a non-profit organization that serves the needs of Indy Car crew members. It also acts to publicize their efforts.
• A rotating piece that imparts motion to a roller moving against its edge.
• Common Area Maintenance
• Short for 'camming device', the generic term for a mechanical spring-loaded device of varying sizes and manufacturer which can be inserted into cracks to secure a climbing rope. Common brands include Friends, Camalots, TCUs.
• [Welsh bandy, squinting]
• Bank, slope or ridge.

• calzoni ←
• calzones ←
• calzone ←
• cam
• → camaieu
• → camaieux
• → camail