chamfer
The definition of a chamfer is a 45 degree sloped or angled corner or edge.
(noun)An example of a chamfer is the corner of a table.
Chamfer means to put an edge, angle or groove in.
(verb)An example of chamfer is to make angled corners on a table.
See chamfer in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: Fr chanfrein < OFr chanfraindre < chant fraindre < L cantum frangere: see cant & break
transitive verb
- to cut a chamfer on; bevel
- to make a groove or fluting in
See chamfer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb cham·fered, cham·fer·ing, cham·fers
- To cut off the edge or corner of; bevel.
- To cut a groove in; flute.
- A flat surface made by cutting off the edge or corner of a block of wood or other material.
- A furrow or groove, as in a column.
Origin:
Origin: Probably back-formation from chamfering
Origin: , from French chanfrein, bevelled edge
Origin: , from past participle of Old French chanfreindre, to bevel
Origin: : chant, edge (from Latin canthus, iron tire; see cant1)
Origin: + fraindre, to break (from Latin frangere; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots)
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