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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cham•fer (cham′fər),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces. Cf. bevel.
v.t. - Buildingto make a chamfer on or in.
- Latin frangere; see frangible
- Latin canthus; see cant2) + fraindre to break
- Middle French chamfrein, variant of chanfreint beveled edge, origin, originally past participle of chanfraindre to bevel, equivalent. to chant edge (
- back formation from chamfering (taken as chamfer + -ing1) 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chamfer /ˈtʃæmfə/ n - a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45°
vb (transitive)- to cut such a surface on (a beam, etc)
Etymology: 16th Century: back formation from chamfering,from Old French chamfrein, from chant edge (see cant²) + fraindre to break, from Latin frangere |