chamfer

[ cham-fer ]

/ ˈtʃæm fər /

noun

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)

to make a chamfer on or in.

Origin of chamfer

1595–1605; back formation from chamfering (taken as chamfer + -ing¹) <Middle French chamfrein, variant of chanfreint beveled edge, originally 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, nounun·cham·fered, adjective

Words nearby chamfer

Chambord, chambray, chambré, chameleon, chametz, chamfer, chamfer bit, chamfron, Chaminade, chamiso, chammy

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Example sentences from the Web for chamfer

Chamfer the handles, as shown, for four inches from one end.
Toy Craft|Leon H. Baxter
It is well to chamfer the arrises at the end of the tenon to insure its starting easily into the mortise.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes
Chamfer the top end of each post, and taper the lower ends as shown in detail.
Mission Furniture|H. H. Windsor
Ten inches down, and on the same side, with the chamfer is a cross gain , the same angle as the chamfer.
Carpentry for Boys|J. S. Zerbe

This is done by forcing a solid ring of lead from a portion of the post down into a chamfer in the top of the cover.
The Automobile Storage Battery|O. A. Witte

British Dictionary definitions for chamfer

chamfer

/ (ˈtʃæmfə) /

noun

a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45°Compare bevel (def. 1)

verb (tr)

to cut such a surface on (a beam, etc)

another word for chase 2 (def. 4)

Derived forms of chamfer

chamferer, noun

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

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单词	chamfer
释义	chamfer [ cham-fer ] / ˈtʃæm fər / noun 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) to make a chamfer on or in. Origin of chamfer 1595–1605; back formation from chamfering (taken as chamfer + -ing¹) <Middle French chamfrein, variant of chanfreint beveled edge, originally 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, nounun·cham·fered, adjective Words nearby chamfer Chambord, chambray, chambré, chameleon, chametz, chamfer, chamfer bit, chamfron, Chaminade, chamiso, chammy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chamfer Chamfer the handles, as shown, for four inches from one end. Toy Craft\|Leon H. Baxter It is well to chamfer the arrises at the end of the tenon to insure its starting easily into the mortise. Handwork in Wood\|William Noyes Chamfer the top end of each post, and taper the lower ends as shown in detail. Mission Furniture\|H. H. Windsor Ten inches down, and on the same side, with the chamfer is a cross gain , the same angle as the chamfer. Carpentry for Boys\|J. S. Zerbe This is done by forcing a solid ring of lead from a portion of the post down into a chamfer in the top of the cover. The Automobile Storage Battery\|O. A. Witte British Dictionary definitions for chamfer chamfer / (ˈtʃæmfə) / noun a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45°Compare bevel (def. 1) verb (tr) to cut such a surface on (a beam, etc) another word for chase 2 (def. 4) Derived forms of chamfer chamferer, noun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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