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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cam

/ˈkeə̯m/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
cam
IPA
/ˈkeə̯m/
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.

noun

A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.

noun

A ridge or mound of earth.

British usage

noun

A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.

noun

Camera.

Informal

noun

A bootleg recording of a film recorded in a movie theater.

verb

To go on webcam.

adv

Alternative form of kam.

Example Sentences

Etymology

PIE word *ǵómbʰos 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 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkeə̯m/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cams (plural) cams (present, singular) camming (participle, present) cammed (participle, past) cammed (past) more cam (comparative) most cam (superlative)

Derived Forms

cambelt cambox camshaft camwheel twincam beachcam bibcam birdcam bodycam camback camboy camcorder

Phrases

cam band cam out heart cam overhead cam rock cam twin-cam variable cam timing dash cam

Frequently Paired Words

slick cam

Synonyms

Granta

Rhymes With

am damn sam ma'am exam ram dam jam ham spam lamb slam

Questions

How do you pronounce cam?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeə̯m/.
What does cam mean?
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
Where does cam come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce cam

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