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Definition of Chamfer
1. Verb. Cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel. "Bevel the surface"
2. Noun. Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees.
Generic synonyms: Edge
Specialized synonyms: Splay
Derivative terms: Bevel, Cant
3. Verb. Cut a furrow into a columns.
Definition of Chamfer
1. n. The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle, formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc.
2. v. t. To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute.
Definition of Chamfer
1. Noun. (context: woodworking engineering drafting CAD) an obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) to cut a groove in something; to flute ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chamfer
1. to groove [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: groove
Medical Definition of Chamfer
1. A marginal finish on an extracoronal cavity preparation of a tooth which describes a curve from an axial wall to the cavosurface. Origin: fr. O.Fr. Chanfrein(t), beveled edge (05 Mar 2000)