cam

English Thesaurus

1. a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	rotating mechanism,
definition	:	a mechanism that rotates (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	distributor cam,
definition	:	the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order (noun.artifact)

2. a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River (noun.object)

instance hypernym	:	river,
definition	:	a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) (noun.object)

part meronym	:	england,
definition	:	a division of the United Kingdom (noun.location)

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