Chamfer

//ˈt͡ʃæm.fɚ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
  2. 2
    two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To cut off the edge or corner of something. transitive
  2. 2
    cut a furrow into a column wordnet
  3. 3
    To cut a groove in something. transitive
  4. 4
    cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel wordnet

Synonyms

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bevelbevelbevelcanalcantcarve

Antonyms

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fillet

Etymology

Back-formation from chamfering, from Middle French chanfrain, from Middle French, Old French chanfraindre, possibly a compound of chant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (of either Celtic or Latin origin) + fraindre (“to break”), from frangō (“I break”).

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