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Noun: chamfer  cham-fu(r)
  1. Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
    "The carpenter added a chamfer to soften the edge of the table";
    - bevel, cant
Verb: chamfer  cham-fu(r)
  1. Cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
    "chamfer the surface";
    - bevel
     
  2. Cut a furrow into columns
    "They chamfered the edge of the table";
    - furrow, chase

Derived forms: chamfering, chamfers, chamfered

Type of: cut, edge

Encyclopedia: Chamfer