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
Examples of cam in a Sentence
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Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Walker’s appearance and hairstyle matches that of the suspect in the dash cam video, the affidavit states.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
Surprise police officers' rescue of a 6-month-old infant, who was shot multiple times while being held hostage with his mother last week, was captured on body cam video released by police officials Monday.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024
No body cam footage of Scottie Scheffler's arrest, Mayor Greenberg says
Reporter Krista Johnson contributed reporting.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2024
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Noun
Another body cam clip from the same evening showed officers knocking on the nanny suite door and asking Kroy where the phone was.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Walker’s appearance and hairstyle matches that of the suspect in the dash cam video, the affidavit states.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
Surprise police officers' rescue of a 6-month-old infant, who was shot multiple times while being held hostage with his mother last week, was captured on body cam video released by police officials Monday.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024
No body cam footage of Scottie Scheffler's arrest, Mayor Greenberg says
Reporter Krista Johnson contributed reporting.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2024
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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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