chamfer
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
Noun
- An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
Antonyms: fillet
Origin
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”).
Forms
Derived
Verb
- To cut off the edge or corner of something.
Synonyms: bevel
- To cut a groove in something.
Synonyms: flute