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The part of an internal combustion engine that synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft so that the engine's valves open and close at the proper times during each cylinder's intake and exhaust strokes.
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵembh- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbhos Proto-Germanic *kambaz Proto-West Germanic ᚲᚨᛒᚨ Proto-West Germanic *kamb Old Dutch *kamb Middle Dutch kamp Dutch kamder. English cam English belt English cambelt From cam or belt.
