Chamfer
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transitive verb.
To cut off the edge or corner of; bevel.
transitive verb.
To cut a groove in; flute.
noun.
A flat surface made by cutting off the edge or corner of a block of wood or other material.
noun.
A furrow or groove, as in a column.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In
carpentry
, to cut a furrow in; flute; channel.—2. To cut or grind in a sloping manner, as the edge of anything square, so as to form a bevel.
noun.
In
carpentry
, a groove or furrow.
noun.
A bevel or slope; the corner of anything originally rightangled cut away so as to make an angle with the sides which form it. Also
chamfering
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle, formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc.
transitive verb.
To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute.
transitive verb.
To make a chamfer on.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
an
obtuse
-
angled
relief
or
cut
at an
edge
added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges
verb.
to cut off the edge or
corner
of something; to
bevel
verb.
to cut a
groove
in something; to
flute
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
verb.
cut a furrow into a columns
verb.
cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
Word Usage
"A chamfer is a surface produced by cutting away an arris."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
fillet
cross-reference
chamfer attachment
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
cut
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
blue-bordered
bodhran
buyback
cello
cicatrice
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
channel
flute
groove
round
verb-form
chamfered
chamfering
chamfers