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cam

UK
/kæm/
US
/kæm/

Translations

camnoun
cams
pl
UK
/kæm/
US
/kæm/
The security camera captured the thief in action.
Камера безопасности засняла вора в действии.
The engine's cam needs to be replaced.
Кулачок двигателя нужно заменить.
I bought a new cam for my photography class.
Я купил новый фотоаппарат для моего курса по фотографии.
Additional translations
камера наблюдения
видеокамера
Synonyms
disk
crank
lever
wheel
lobe
camverb
cammed
Past Simple
cammed
Past Participle
camming
Gerund
UK
/kæm/
US
/kæm/
Slang: to record or stream video with a camera, especially illicitly in a cinema.
camadjective
Attributive use: relating to or involving a mechanical cam.

Definitions

camnoun
A rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice versa.
The cam in the engine helps convert the rotary motion of the crankshaft into the linear motion needed to open and close the valves.
A camera, especially a video camera.
She set up the cam to record her vlog for the day.
A shaft fitted with one or more cams, especially in an internal-combustion engine; short for camshaft.
The mechanic inspected the cam to make sure it was properly timed with the crankshaft.
A video recording of a motion picture made surreptitiously in a cinema, often distributed illegally.
The leaked cam of the blockbuster was already circulating online hours after the premiere.
A spring-loaded camming device used as removable protection in rock climbing.
He placed a cam in the crack before making the next move.
camverb
To record or broadcast video using a camera, especially to make an illicit copy of a film being shown in a cinema.
Someone tried to cam the movie during the opening night.
camadjective
Relating to, involving, or operated by a mechanical cam.
The cam follower rides along the cam surface to translate its motion.
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