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(Englisch)

Noun

1. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
2. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
3. (UK, dialectal) A ridge or mound of earth.
4. A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.

Verb

To go on webcam with someone.

Adv

Alternative form of kam.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

[kæm]

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Englisch: comb

In summary

PIE word
*ǵómbʰos
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.

Konzepte

Nocke

Nocken

beißen

Schraubstock

Schraubzwinge

🗜️

Kurvenscheibe

Synonyme

pin

finger

lever

heart piece

nosewheel

eccentric piece

jaw

Übersetzungen

came

camma

leva

nok

eccentrico

έκκεντρο

palmola

έκκεντρο κινητήρα

δόντι

morsa

bocciolo

🌼

nocken

étau

bankschroef

μέγκενη