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)

chamfers, present (3rd person singular) chamfered, past participle, past chamfering present participle

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

Derived Forms

• chamferer
  noun
• unchamfered
  adjective

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has chamfered
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have chamfered
  perfect
• have been chamfering
  perfect progressive
• has been chamfering
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• are chamfering
  progressive
• am chamfering
  progressive 1st person singular
• is chamfering
  progressive 3rd person singular
• chamfering
  participle
• chamfers
  singular 3rd person

Past

• had chamfered
  perfect
• were chamfering
  progressive plural
• had been chamfering
  perfect progressive
• was chamfering
  progressive singular
• chamfered
  participle
• chamfered
  simple

Future

• will chamfer
  simple
• will have chamfered
  perfect
• will have been chamfering
  perfect progressive
• will be chamfering
  progressive

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; see cant ²) + fraindre to break < Latin frangere; see frangible