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cam engine

[′kam ‚en·jən]
(mechanical engineering)
A piston engine in which a cam-and-roller mechanism seems to convert reciprocating motion into rotary motion.

cam engine

cam engine
A reciprocating engine with axial cylinders arranged around a cylinder shaft. Rollers in the open end of the pistons press against a sinusoidal cam mounted on the shaft to rotate the shaft.
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