chamfer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bevel, cant

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