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.

Definitions

  1. 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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