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cam

/kæm/

camnoun

cams

/kæm/

Translations

камера

The security camera captured the thief in action.

Камера безопасности засняла вора в действии.

кулачок

The engine's cam needs to be replaced.

Кулачок двигателя нужно заменить.

фотоаппарат

I bought a new cam for my photography class.

Я купил новый фотоаппарат для моего курса по фотографии.

Additional translations

камера наблюдения

видеокамера

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

camverb

cammed

Past Simple

cammed

Past Participle

camming

Gerund

/kæm/

Slang: to record or stream video with a camera, especially illicitly in a cinema.

Definitions

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

Attributive use: relating to or involving a mechanical cam.

Definitions

Relating to, involving, or operated by a mechanical cam.

The cam follower rides along the cam surface to translate its motion.

camproper noun

Definitions

The River Cam, a waterway flowing through Cambridge in eastern England.

Punts glided quietly along the Cam on the sunny afternoon.

A male given name, often a diminutive of Cameron.

Cam scored the winning touchdown in the final seconds.