cam

名词 n. 动词 v. 副词 adv.
/ˈkeə̯m/|[ˈkʰeə̯m]|/ˈkɛə̯m/|[ˈkʰɛə̯m]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
  2. Camera. informal
  3. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.; A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
  4. A bootleg recording of a film recorded in a movie theater.
  5. A ridge or mound of earth. UK,dialectal
    — Cum doun t' cam' soid
  6. A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
动词 v.
  1. To go on webcam with someone.
副词 adv.
  1. Alternative form of kam. alt-of,alternative

词形变化

cams plural cams plural cams present,singular,third-person camming participle,present cammed participle,past cammed past more cam comparative most cam superlative

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
Clipping of camera.
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