cambelt

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noun

The part of an internal combustion engine that synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft so that the engine's valves open and close at the proper times during each cylinder's intake and exhaust strokes.

Similar
timing belt
OriginEnglish belt ← Dutch kam ← Middle Dutch kamp →
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Meanings

nouncambelt (plural cambelts)

plural cambelts · alternative cam belt

  1. The part of an internal combustion engine that synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft so that the engine's valves open and close at the proper times during each cylinder's intake and exhaust strokes.

    Synonyms: timing belt

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe part of an internal combustion engine that synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft so that the engine's valves open and close at the proper times during each cylinder's intake and exhaust strokes.

Similar
timing belt
Also see
timing belt

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵembʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵómbʰos
  3. Proto-Germanic*kambaz
  4. Proto-West Germanicᚲᚨᛒᚨ
  5. Proto-West Germanic*kamb
  6. Old Dutch*kamb
  7. Middle Dutchkamp
  8. Dutchkam
  9. Englishcam
  10. Englishbelt
  11. Englishcambelt

From cam or belt.

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APA

cambelt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambelt

MLA

“cambelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambelt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cambelt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambelt.

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