Meaning Of The Word Camshaft

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camshaft
countable noun: A camshaft is a rod in an engine and works to change circular motion into motion up and down or from side to side.

camshaft in American English
a shaft of which a cam is an essential part, or to which a cam is fastened
noun: a shaft bearing integral cams

camshaft in Automotive Engineering
noun: A camshaft is a rod in an engine that works to change circular motion into motion up and down or from side to side.

camshaft in British English
noun: a shaft having one or more cams attached to it, esp one used to operate the valves of an internal-combustion engine

camshaft in Mechanical Engineering
noun: A camshaft is a shaft with one or more cams attached to it, especially one that operates the valves in an internal-combustion engine.

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