chamfer

American  

[cham-fer] / ˈtʃæm fər /

noun

1. a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces.

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verb (used with object)

1. to make a chamfer on or in.

chamfer British  

/ ˈtʃæmfə /

noun

1. a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45° Compare bevel

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verb

1. to cut such a surface on (a beam, etc)

2. another word for chase 2

Other Word Forms

• chamferer noun
• unchamfered adjective

Etymology

Origin of chamfer

1595–1605; back formation from chamfering (taken as chamfer + -ing ¹ ) < Middle French chamfrein, variant of chanfreint beveled edge, originally past participle of chanfraindre to bevel, equivalent to chant edge (< Latin canthus; cant ² ) + fraindre to break < Latin frangere; frangible

Example Sentences

“Like the chamfer of the instrument or the edges of it. And you would think ‘What do I like about this and why do I like it more than that one?’

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2020

The overall sole width is 3 mm wider, but effective sole width is 1 millimeter wider due to a rear sole chamfer.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 10, 2020

Finally, a chamfer on the topline provides a more traditional look.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 26, 2019

With the 4-inch sides of the 2x4s facing you, chamfer and sand the two vertical front edges.

From Time Magazine Archive

If we take the plain chamfer, b, of Fig.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John