chamfer
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fər noun
1.
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)
2.
to make a chamfer on or in.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
cham·fer·er, noun
un·cham·fered, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | Compare bevel a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45° |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to cut such a surface on (a beam, etc) |
| 3. | another word for chase |
| [C16: back formation from chamfering,from Old French chamfrein, from chant edge (see | |
| 'chamferer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
chamfer
1601, "small groove cut in wood or stone," from M.Fr. chanfraindre (Mod.Fr. chanfreiner), pp. of chanfraint, second element from L. frangere "to break;" perhaps the whole word is cantum frangere "to break the edge." Meaning "bevelled surface of a square edge or corner" is attested from c.1840, of uncertain
connection to the other sense.
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Example sentences
Chamfer or round by grinding or filing all sharp exposed metal edges.
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