Mam vs Cam - What's the difference?
mam | cam |
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
(UK, dialect) A ridge or mound of earth.
(rock climbing) A camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
To go on webcam with someone
As nouns the difference between mam and cam
is that mam is diminutive of mother while cam is a turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.As proper nouns the difference between mam and cam
is that mam is a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas and the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu while Cam is a diminutive=Cameron given name.As a verb cam is
to go on webcam with someone.As an adverb cam is
alternative form of lang=en.mam
English
Usage notes
Used in place of mum or ma in Northumbrian dialects such as Geordie, as well as throughout Ireland and Liverpool.References
* *cam
English
(CAM)Etymology 1
Recorded since the 16th century, from (etyl) )Noun
(en noun)- (Wright)
Derived terms
* overhead camSee also
* ("cam" on Wikipedia)External links
*climbing cam