Transcription
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- [kad-kam]
- /ˈkædˌkæm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kad-kam]
- /ˈkædˌkæm/
Definitions of cad/cam word
- noun cad/cam design and manufacturing by means of a computer system, as in the creation of complex wiring diagrams, the design of coordinated machine parts, etc. 3
- noun cad/cam computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing; the combination of CAD and CAM. 1
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Origin of cad/cam
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cad/cam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cad/cam popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.