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cham·fer
(chăm′fər)tr.v. cham·fered, cham·fer·ing, cham·fers
1. To cut off the edge or corner of; bevel.
2. To cut a groove in; flute.
n.
1. A flat surface made by cutting off the edge or corner of a block of wood or other material.
2. A furrow or groove, as in a column.
[Probably back-formation from chamfering, from French chanfrein, bevelled edge, from past participle of Old French chanfreindre, to bevel : chant, edge (from Latin canthus, iron tire; see cant1) + fraindre, to break (from Latin frangere; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots).]
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chamfer
(ˈtʃæmfə)n
(Building) a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45°. Compare bevel 1
vb (tr)
1. (Building) to cut such a surface on (a beam, etc)
2. (Building) another word for chase 24
[C16: back formation from chamfering, from Old French chamfrein, from chant edge (see cant2) + fraindre to break, from Latin frangere]
ˈchamferer n
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cham•fer
(ˈtʃæm fər)n.
a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usu. at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces.
[1595–1605; back formation from chamfering < Middle French chanfreint beveled edge, orig. past participle of chanfraindre to bevel =chant edge (< Latin canthus; see cant 2) + fraindre to break < Latin frangere]
cham′fer•er, n.
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chamfer
Past participle: chamfered
Gerund: chamfering
| Imperative |
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| chamfer |
| chamfer |
| Present |
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| I chamfer |
| you chamfer |
| he/she/it chamfers |
| we chamfer |
| you chamfer |
| they chamfer |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I chamfered |
| you chamfered |
| he/she/it chamfered |
| we chamfered |
| you chamfered |
| they chamfered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am chamfering |
| you are chamfering |
| he/she/it is chamfering |
| we are chamfering |
| you are chamfering |
| they are chamfering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have chamfered |
| you have chamfered |
| he/she/it has chamfered |
| we have chamfered |
| you have chamfered |
| they have chamfered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was chamfering |
| you were chamfering |
| he/she/it was chamfering |
| we were chamfering |
| you were chamfering |
| they were chamfering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had chamfered |
| you had chamfered |
| he/she/it had chamfered |
| we had chamfered |
| you had chamfered |
| they had chamfered |
| Future |
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| I will chamfer |
| you will chamfer |
| he/she/it will chamfer |
| we will chamfer |
| you will chamfer |
| they will chamfer |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have chamfered |
| you will have chamfered |
| he/she/it will have chamfered |
| we will have chamfered |
| you will have chamfered |
| they will have chamfered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be chamfering |
| you will be chamfering |
| he/she/it will be chamfering |
| we will be chamfering |
| you will be chamfering |
| they will be chamfering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been chamfering |
| you have been chamfering |
| he/she/it has been chamfering |
| we have been chamfering |
| you have been chamfering |
| they have been chamfering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been chamfering |
| you will have been chamfering |
| he/she/it will have been chamfering |
| we will have been chamfering |
| you will have been chamfering |
| they will have been chamfering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been chamfering |
| you had been chamfering |
| he/she/it had been chamfering |
| we had been chamfering |
| you had been chamfering |
| they had been chamfering |
| Conditional |
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| I would chamfer |
| you would chamfer |
| he/she/it would chamfer |
| we would chamfer |
| you would chamfer |
| they would chamfer |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have chamfered |
| you would have chamfered |
| he/she/it would have chamfered |
| we would have chamfered |
| you would have chamfered |
| they would have chamfered |
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Noun 1. [画像:chamfer - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees]chamfer - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
splay - an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
Verb 1. [画像:chamfer - cut a bevel on]chamfer - cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
miter - bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint
cone - make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"
2. chamfer - cut a furrow into a columns
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
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