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chamfer

Syllabification: (cham·fer)

Pronunciation: /ˈCHamfər/

Definition of chamfer

verb

[with object]

in carpentry, cut away (a right-angled edge or corner) to make a symmetrical sloping edge.

noun

a symmetrical sloping surface at an edge or corner.

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'flute or furrow'): back-formation from chamfering, from French chamfrain, from chant 'edge' (see cant²) + fraint 'broken' (from Old French fraindre 'break', from Latin frangere)