cam
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4.3
- noun
- /kæm/
- Texting
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cámara
- All right, so could you get the video Cam on the side or on the center?
Better yet, set up a camera, flip Cam or iPhone and go and interview them, right?
- Better yet, set up a camera, flip Cam or iPhone and go and interview them, right?
- OK, They do a porno, we do a special, they do cams, we do podcasting.
- Yeah shooting and editors steady cams, lighting.
Examples
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I want to see all security cam videos from every nearby ATM, convenience store, bank.
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We'll be able to see you from a small video cam mounted inside the helmet.
Fiction book (1998) -
So if we want a action Cam, this is all we need.
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Got a security cam, over.
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Turn on your web cam.
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And NFL video is better than police body Cam video, right?
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Dude, dash Cam caught every bit of it.
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I used the doorbell Cam to catch porch pirates.
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Everything's clear on my security cams.
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I set up a cam in my office to join the video meeting.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that takes photos or records video
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1.6
A machine that records moving pictures and sound
38
1.3
A camera that takes pictures and stores them so you can view them on a screen
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2.7
A small camera that sends live video to a computer or over the internet
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3.4
A small camera that records video and sound
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1.8
A camera that records moving pictures for television
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4.1
A very small portable camera used to record or broadcast video
2
3.5
A small camera on a car dashboard that records the road ahead
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4.8
A very small camera that records tiny details or helps record without being seen
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2.5
A machine that takes pictures using a lens and film or digital memory
Compounds
- Specialized
A part inside a car distributor that turns to send a spark to each spark plug in order
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cam (short for camera) comes from the word camera, which meant 'room' and is the same root as chamber, because early cameras were like small rooms or boxes for light. So calling a webcam a cam is just a short form of that old word.