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CHAMFER
bevel, cant, chamfer
(noun) two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
furrow, chamfer, chase
(verb) cut a furrow into a columns
bevel, chamfer
(verb) cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; “bevel the surface”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
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
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
Source: Wiktionary
Cham"fer, n. Etym: [See Chamfron.]
Definition: The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle, formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc.
Cham"fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chamfered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chamfering.(
1. (Carp.)
Definition: To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute.
2. To make a chamfer on.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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