chamfer

English

Pronunciation

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• (US) IPA: /ˈtʃæm.fɚ/
• (UK) IPA: /'ʃæm.fə/

Noun

chamfer (plural chamfers)

1. (woodworking, engineering, drafting, CAD) an obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges

Translations

an angled relief or cut at an edge

• Bulgarian: скосен ръб, фаска, жлеб
• French: chanfrein (fr) m, champfrain (fr)
• German: Fase (de) f, Abfassung (de) f, Abschrägung (de) f, Auskehlung (de) f, Hohlrinne (de) f, Schrägkante (de) f, (techn.) Schräge (de) f, (techn.) abgefaste Kante (de) f, (techn.) abgeschrägte Kante (de) f, (techn.) gebrochene Kante (de) f

• Japanese: 面取り (ja) (めんとり, mentori)
• Russian: фаска (ru) (fáska) f
• Swedish: fas (sv) c, avfasning (sv) c, bruten kant (sv) c
• Turkish: kanal (tr), şev (tr), oluk (tr)

Synonyms

• (angled relief or cut): round

Antonyms

• (angled relief or cut): fillet

Verb

chamfer (third-person singular simple present chamfers, present participle chamfering, simple past and past participle chamfered)

1. (transitive) to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
2. (transitive) to cut a groove in something; to flute

Translations

to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel

• Bulgarian: рендосвам (ръбове), правя фаска
• French: chanfreiner (fr)

• Russian: снимать фаску (snimatʼ fásku)
• Swedish: fasa (sv), bryta (sv)

to cut a groove in something

• Bulgarian: издялвам (жлеб)