Meaning of chamfer in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈ(t)ʃæmfər/

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  1. Verb

    chamfer

    Etymology

    mid 16th century (in the sense ‘flute or furrow’): back-formation from chamfering, from French chamfrain, from chant‘edge’ (see cant) + fraint‘broken’ (from Old French fraindre‘break’, from Latin frangere)

    Definitions

    1. cut a bevel on

    Examples

    • « shape to a bevel »
    • « bevel the surface »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. cut a furrow into a columns

    Derived terms

  3. Noun

    chamfer

    Definitions

    1. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

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