cam wheel
noun
a wheel, with an off-center axis or irregular shape, that functions as a cam.
Origin of cam wheel
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby cam wheel
cam,
cam follower,
cam plant,
cam ranh,
cam ranh bay,
cam wheel,
cam.,
cama,
camaca,
camacho,
camagüey
Example sentences from the Web for cam wheel
Heart′-wheel, Heart′-cam, a form of cam-wheel used for converting uniform rotary motion into uniform reciprocating motion.
The cam-wheel is actuated by means of a weight or spring clock.
Any projection, especially of a rounded form; the projecting part of a cam-wheel.
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