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chamfer definition

cham·fer (c̸ham′fər)

noun

a beveled edge or corner, esp. one cut at a 45° angle

Etymology: Fr chanfrein < OFr chanfraindre < chant fraindre < L cantum frangere: see cant & break

transitive verb

  1. to cut a chamfer on; bevel
  2. to make a groove or fluting in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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