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chamfer

UK/ˈt͡ʃæm.fə//ˈt͡ʃæm.fɚ/

chamfer noun: an obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

chamfer: an obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges
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Noun

chamfer (plural chamfers)

  1. An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
    Synonyms:
    round, bevel
    Antonyms:
    fillet

Verb

chamfer (third-person singular simple present chamfers, present participle chamfering, simple past and past participle chamfered)

  1. (transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.
    Synonyms:
    bevel
  2. (transitive) To cut a groove in something.
    Synonyms:
    flute

chamfer meaning in Tamil and Kannada

chamfer in Tamil

முளைமழுக்கல், விளிப்பை மழுக்கு, தரங்குவிளிம்பு

chamfer in Kannada

ಮೂಲೆ ಮುರಿತ, ತುದಿ ತುಂಡರಿಕೆ

Synonyms of chamfer

Antonyms

Forms of chamfer

Noun
pluralchamfers
Verb
third-person singular presentchamfers
present participlechamfering
past participlechamfered
pastchamfered

Origin of chamfer

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”).

Words formed from chamfer

Questions about chamfer

What does chamfer mean?
Chamfer means an obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
What is chamfer in Tamil?
Chamfer in Tamil is முளைமழுக்கல், விளிப்பை மழுக்கு, தரங்குவிளிம்பு. See Chamfer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chamfer?
Chamfer can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce chamfer?
Chamfer is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæm.fə/ (UK).
What is the plural of chamfer?
The plural of chamfer is chamfers.

Words near chamfer in the dictionary

  1. chamerophytes
  2. chamets
  3. chametz
  4. chametz-based
  5. chametz-free
  6. chamfer
  7. chamfered
  8. chamferer
  9. chamferers
  10. chamfering
  11. chamferings

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: chamfer (page history and authors); chamfer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chamfer (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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