chamfer

  • 21chamfer — cham·fer || tʃæmfÉ™ n. slope, slanted edge v. cut a sloping edge, bevel …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 22chamfer —    To cut through the thickness of a material at an angle, giving a sloping edge. Also, an oblique face or bevel cut at the corner of a board or post. Or, to cut grooves or flutes into an edge, such as the furrows or grooves in a column. Also see …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 23chamfer — I. v. a. 1. Bevel. 2. Channel, flute, groove, cut furrows in, cut channels in. II. n. 1. Bevel. 2. Fluting, channel, furrow …

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  • 24chamfer — cham·fer …

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  • 25chamfer — cham•fer [[t]ˈtʃæm fər[/t]] n. bui a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usu. at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces • Etymology: 1595–1605; back formation from chamfering < MF chanfreint beveled edge, orig. ptp. of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26chamfer —   n. groove; (edge with) flat surface between two bevels; v.t. cut chamfers in; cut off angles of; round off.    ♦ chamfered, a …

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  • 27chamfer — To bevel or taper the edge of an object especially the sides of a hole or a sharp corner …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 28chamfer — v. & n. v.tr. bevel symmetrically (a right angled edge or corner). n. a bevelled surface at an edge or corner. Etymology: back form. f. chamfering f. F chamfrain f. chant edge (CANT(2)) + fraint broken f. OF fraindre break f. L frangere …

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  • 29chamfer bit — a bit for beveling the edge of a hole. [1875 80] * * * …

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  • 30chamfer bit — noun a bit that is used for beveling • Hypernyms: ↑bit * * * noun : a bit formed to bevel the edge of a hole * * * a bit for beveling the edge of a hole. [1875 80] …

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