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for chamfer
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Chamfer \Cham"fer\, n. [See Chamfron.]
The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle,
formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Chamfer \Cham"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chamfered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chamfering. ]
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1. (Carp.) To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to
channel; to flute.
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2. To make a chamfer on.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
chamfer
n 1: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
[syn: bevel, cant, chamfer]
v 1: cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" [syn:
bevel, chamfer]
2: cut a furrow into a columns [syn: furrow, chamfer,
chase]
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