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cham·fer (chăm'fər) 
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[Probably back-formation from chamfering, from French chanfrein, bevelled edge, from past participle of Old French chanfreindre, to bevel : chant, edge (from Latin canthus, iron tire; see cant1) + fraindre, to break (from Latin frangere).]
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| Dental Dictionary: chamfer |
In extracoronal cavity preparations, a marginal finish that produces a curve from an axial wall to the cavosurface.
| Architecture: chamfer |
1. A bevel or cant, such as a small splay at the external angle of a masonry wall.
2. A wave molding.
3. A groove or furrow.
4. An oblique surface produced by beveling an edge or corner, usually at a 45° angle, as the edge of a board or masonry surface.
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A chamfer is a beveled edge connecting two surfaces. If the surfaces are at right angles, the chamfer will typically be symmetrical at 45 degrees. A fillet is the rounding off of an interior corner. A rounding of an exterior corner is called a "round"[1] or a "radius".
"Chamfer" is a term commonly used in industrial engineering. Special tools such as chamfer mills and chamfer planes are available. In tile work, or furniture such as counters or table tops, an edge or arris that has been eased by rounding instead of chamfering is called a bullnose. Where a chamfer does not go to the end of the piece, but "lifts out" in a smooth curve, the end is called a lark's tongue.
An example of chamfering is part of the process of hand-crafting a parabolic glass telescope mirror. Before the surface of the disc can be ground, the edges must first be chamfered to prevent chipping. This can be accomplished by placing the disc in a metal bowl containing Silicon carbide and rotating the disc with a rocking motion. The grit will thus wear off the sharp edge of the glass.
In the realm of architecture, the base of the Taj Mahal mausoleum in Agra, India is a cube with chamfered corners, thereby creating an octagonal architectural footprint.
In printed circuit board (PCB) designing, a chamfer is when a right angled edge is eliminated from the tracks, to strengthen the places where a track meets another at a right angle.
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| Translations: Chamfer |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skære skråt af, affase, fure, kannelere
n. - skrå kant, fas, fure, rille
Nederlands (Dutch)
afschuinen, canneleren, afschuining, groef
Français (French)
v. tr. - chanfreiner
n. - chanfrein
Deutsch (German)
n. - (tech.) Fase
v. - (tech.) abfasen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λοξότμηση (γωνίας), πλαγιοτομή
v. - λοξοτομώ, φαλτσοκόβω
Italiano (Italian)
smussatura, modanatura, smussare, scanalare
Português (Portuguese)
n. - chanfro (m)
v. - chanfrar
Русский (Russian)
вынимать пазы, желоб
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - chaflanar, biselar
n. - chaflán, bisel
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avfasning, räffla
v. - fasa av, räffla
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
去角, 挖槽, 面, 凹槽
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 去角, 挖槽
n. - 面, 凹槽
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 모서리를 깎아내다, 홈을 파다
n. - 목귀, 문지방 등의 홈
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 面, 丸溝
v. - かどをそぐ, 面取りをする, 丸溝を彫る
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جانب مقطوع من الخشب أو المعدن (فعل) يقطع زاويه من قطعه خشب أو معدن
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - היטה בשיפוע
n. - שיפוע, פינה מלוכסנת
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