1
: a rotating or sliding piece (such as an eccentric wheel or a cylinder with an irregular shape) in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice versa
2
: camshaft
an engine with a single overhead cam
: camera
especially
: video camera
1
computer-aided manufacturing
2
complementary and alternative medicine
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2025
Video footage captured by a dash cam and released by the sheriff's office shows the truck, a 1996 International Harvester semi tractor-trailer combination driven by Robert Thomas Jewett, 24, turn into Christensen Farms Feed Mill, a pork production company.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The app offers features like live cam streaming, instant intruder alerts and two-way audio communication.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Color night vision, two-way talk, motion alerts, weather-resistant, Alexa compatible.
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This cam is built to handle the elements, providing you with live streaming, motion alerts, and color night vision to capture clear footage day or night.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
There are no known trail cam photos or pictures of the buck before it was killed, and the closest thing to a post-hunt photo is so blurred and shadowy that the hunter appears to be sitting on a shoulder mount and not an actual deer.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2025
Video footage captured by a dash cam and released by the sheriff's office shows the truck, a 1996 International Harvester semi tractor-trailer combination driven by Robert Thomas Jewett, 24, turn into Christensen Farms Feed Mill, a pork production company.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The app offers features like live cam streaming, instant intruder alerts and two-way audio communication.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Color night vision, two-way talk, motion alerts, weather-resistant, Alexa compatible.
$59.99 at Amazon
$99.99 Save $40.00
Get Deal
This cam is built to handle the elements, providing you with live streaming, motion alerts, and color night vision to capture clear footage day or night.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Cam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cam. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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cam
1 of 2 noun
: a device by which circular motion may be transformed into stop-and-start or back-and-forth motion
cam
2 of 2 nounEtymology
Noun
perhaps from French came "cam," from German Kamm, literally, "comb"
Medical Definition
CAM
abbreviation2
complementary and alternative medicine
According to a 2002 survey by the National Center for Health Statistics, 36 percent of adults in the United States used some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), including naturopathy, relaxation techniques, chiropractic, yoga, massage, and diets.—In-Sung Yoo, The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)
In-Sung Yoo, The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)Geographical Definition
Cam
geographical name
river 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in Cambridgeshire, east central England, flowing into the Ouse River
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