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What is the noun for cams?

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cam
  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 curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
  3. (Britain, dialect) A ridge or mound of earth.
  4. (rock climbing) A camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
  5. Synonyms:
camshaft
  1. A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Variable camshaft timing on both the intake and exhaust cams rotate the cams between the adjustment extremes in a stepless fashion.”
      “The assembly is commonly mounted in the distributor or on the end of the crank or camshaft.”
      “The 16-valve has twin, chain-driven, overhead camshafts and hydraulic tappets, while the 8-valve format uses a single camshaft.”
camming
  1. (slang) Camcording; the illegal re-recording of films on camcorder in a cinema.
cam
camshafts
  1. plural of camshaft
  2. Examples:
    1. “The engine is a 1.8 litre petrol with twin overhead camshafts and 16 valves.”
      “The valves are actuated via drag arms from twin, contra-rotating camshafts.”
      “The 16-valve has twin, chain-driven, overhead camshafts and hydraulic tappets, while the 8-valve format uses a single camshaft.”
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