chamfer

== English == === 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 (“to break”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæm.fə/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæm.fɚ/, (/æ/ raising) [ˈt͡ʃɛəm.fɚ] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæːm.fə/, (/æ/ raising) [ˈt͡ʃeːm.fə] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛm.fə/ === Noun === chamfer (plural chamfers) An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges. Synonyms: round, bevel Antonym: fillet ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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 ==== === References === === Further reading === chamfer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “chamfer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.