camshaft cam

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• Camshaft (Transformers) — Camshaft is the name of a fictional character in the Transformers universe.Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Camshaft caption =Alternators Camshaft toy affiliation =Autobot subgroup =Omnibots Spy Changers Alternators function …   Wikipedia

• camshaft — [kam′shaft΄] n. a shaft of which a cam is an essential part, or to which a cam is fastened …   English World dictionary

• camshaft — cam|shaft [ˈkæmʃa:ft US ʃæft] n a metal bar that a ↑cam is fastened to in an engine …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• camshaft — cam|shaft [ kæm,ʃæft ] noun count TECHNICAL a bar in an engine, fixed to a CAM …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cam — ► NOUN 1) a projection on a rotating part in machinery, designed to make sliding contact with another part while rotating and impart motion to it. 2) a camshaft. ORIGIN Dutch kam comb …   English terms dictionary

• camshaft — cam•shaft [[t]ˈkæmˌʃæft, ˌʃɑft[/t]] n. aum mac an engine shaft fitted with cams …   From formal English to slang

• Camshaft — The camshaft is an apparatus often used in piston engines to operate poppet valves. It consists of a cylindrical rod running the length of the cylinder bank with a number of oblong lobes or cams protruding from it, one for each valve. The cams… …   Wikipedia

• Cam-in-block — The cam in block valvetrain layout of piston engines is one where the camshaft is placed within the cylinder block, usually beside and slightly above the crankshaft in a straight engine or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a V engine.… …   Wikipedia

• Cam — A cam is a projecting part of a rotating wheel or shaft that strikes a lever at one or more points on its circular path. The cam can be a simple tooth, as is used to deliver pulses of power to a steam hammer, for example, or an eccentric disc or… …   Wikipedia

• camshaft — A shaft with cam lobes (bumps) which is driven by gears, a belt, or a chain from the crankshaft. The lobes push on the valve lifters to cause the valves to open and close. The camshaft turns at half the speed of the crankshaft. Also see double… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• cam — [1] A designed bump on a shaft or disc which causes a rocking motion in an adjacent part. [2] A metal disc with irregularly shaped lobes used in the camshaft to activate the opening and closing of the valves and in the distributor, to force the… …   Dictionary of automotive terms