chamfer
[ cham-fer ]
/ ˈtʃæm fər /
Save This Word!
noun
a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces.Compare bevel.
verb (used with object)
to make a chamfer on or in.
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Origin of chamfer
OTHER WORDS FROM chamfer
cham·fer·er, nounun·cham·fered, adjectiveWords nearby chamfer
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for chamfer
British Dictionary definitions for chamfer
chamfer
/ (ˈtʃæmfə) /
noun
a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45°Compare bevel (def. 1)
verb (tr)
to cut such a surface on (a beam, etc)
another word for chase 2 (def. 4)
Derived forms of chamfer
chamferer, nounWord Origin for chamfer
C16: back formation from chamfering, from Old French chamfrein, from chant edge (see cant ²) + fraindre to break, from Latin frangere
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012