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.

Origin of chamfer

1595–1605; back formation from chamfering (taken as chamfer + -ing1) < Middle French chamfrein, variant of chanfreint beveled edge, orig. 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, noun un·cham·fered, adjective

Words nearby chamfer

chambray, chambré, chambéry, chameleon, chametz, chamfer, chamfer bit, chamfron, chaminade, chamiso, chammy

Words related to chamfered

slanting, sloping, diagonal, oblique

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British Dictionary definitions for chamfered

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