Definitions
a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion
Word origin
Recorded since the 16th century, from Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel; originally, comb”) (cognate with English comb, and preserved in modern Dutch compounds such as kamrad, kamwiel (“cog wheel”)). Doublet of comb.
Used in a sentence
“Cum doun t' cam' soid”
“Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Rotating machine part”3 letters
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