Associations to the word «Chamfer»

Wiktionary

CHAMFER, noun. (woodworking) (engineering) (drafting) (CAD) an obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges
CHAMFER, verb. (transitive) to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
CHAMFER, verb. (transitive) to cut a groove in something; to flute

Dictionary definition

CHAMFER, noun. Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees.
CHAMFER, verb. Cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface".
CHAMFER, verb. Cut a furrow into a columns.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats