chamfer
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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”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
chamfer (plural chamfers)
Derived terms
Translations
an angled relief or cut at an edge
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Verb
chamfer (third-person singular simple present chamfers, present participle chamfering, simple past and past participle chamfered)
- (transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.
- Synonym: bevel
- (transitive) To cut a groove in something.
- Synonym: flute
Derived terms
Translations
to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “chamfer”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
chamfer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “chamfer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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