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noun
A wheel with one or more projections (cams) or depressions upon its periphery or upon its face, one which is set or shaped eccentrically, so that its revolutions impart a varied, reciprocating, or intermittent motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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 Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English camwheel From cam + wheel.
Across languages
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