Camwheel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Camwheel is a noun meaning (engineering) A wheel with one or more projections (cams) or depressions upon its periphery or upon its face, one which is set or shaped eccentrically, so that its revolutions impart a varied, reciprocating, or intermittent motion.
Meaning
(engineering) A wheel with one or more projections (cams) or depressions upon its periphery or upon its face, one which is set or shaped eccentrically, so that its revolutions impart a varied, reciprocating, or intermittent motion.
Example Sentences
camwheel on a motorbike/conveyor
Word Forms
- camwheels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include counterwheel, brushwheel, cartwheel, cog-wheel, wildcat, snail.
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