camshaft

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈkæmʃæft/

Definition of camshaft

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.

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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.

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