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A rotating shaft bearing cams that actuate other parts at selected points in its rotation.
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- an engine camshaft
- camshaft lobes
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A worn camshaft lobe delayed the valve’s opening.
The camshaft kept turning while the damaged follower failed to rise.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular camshaft; plural camshafts. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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