chamfer

[ cham-fer ]

/ ˈtʃæm fər /

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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.

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Origin of chamfer

1595–1605; back formation from chamfering (taken as chamfer + -ing¹) <Middle French chamfrein, variant of chanfreint beveled edge, originally past participle of chanfraindre to bevel, equivalent to chant edge (<Latin canthus;see cant²) + fraindre to break <Latin frangere;see frangible

OTHER WORDS FROM chamfer

cham·fer·er, nounun·cham·fered, adjective

Words nearby chamfer

chambray, chambré, Chambri, chameleon, chametz, chamfer, chamfer bit, chamfron, Chaminade, chamiso, chammy

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How to use chamfer in a sentence

On this account it is better to draw the chamfer at 45 degrees, as correct results may be obtained with the least trouble.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught|Joshua Rose
The chamfer circles are left out of these figures to reduce the number of lines and so keep the engraving clear.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught|Joshua Rose
And thus much may serve concerning angle decoration by chamfer.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3)|John Ruskin
The outer edges representing a chamfer are horizontally lined.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany

Either chamfer or round the upper ends as desired, chisel and plane the taper on the lower ends.
Mission Furniture|H. H. Windsor

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, noun

Word Origin for chamfer

C16: back formation from chamfering, from Old French chamfrein, from chant edge (see cant ²) + fraindre to break, from Latin frangere

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