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Definitions for Chamfer
[1] a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces. Compare bevel.
[2] to make a chamfer on or in.
[3] a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45° Compare bevel (def. 1)
[4] to cut such a surface on (a beam, etc)
[5] another word for chase 2 (def. 4)
Words nearby Chamfer
chambray, chambré, chambéry, chameleon, chametz, chamfer, chamfer bit, chamfron, chaminade, chamiso, chammy
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
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