chamfer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
    bevel; cant.
  2. verb cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
    bevel.
    • bevel the surface
  3. verb cut a furrow into a columns
    chase; furrow.

WordNet

Cham"fer noun
Etymology
See Chamfron.
Definitions
  1. The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle, formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc.
Cham"fer transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Chamfered ; present participle & verbal noun Chamfering ()
Definitions
  1. (Carp.) To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute.
  2. To make a chamfer on.

Webster 1913