- a wheel, with an off-center axis or irregular shape, that functions as a cam.
Origin of cam wheel
First recorded in 1860–65
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The cam-wheel is actuated by means of a weight or spring clock.
Heart′-wheel, Heart′-cam, a form of cam-wheel used for converting uniform rotary motion into uniform reciprocating motion.
Any projection, especially of a rounded form; the projecting part of a cam-wheel.Carpentry for Boys
J. S. Zerbe