camshaft
noun/ˈkæmʃæft/
Etymology
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 English shaft English camshaft From cam + shaft.
- derived from cam English shaft English camshaft From cam + shaft
Definitions
A shaft fitted with cams
A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
The neighborhood
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