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Chamfering

To cut off the edge or corner of something.

📖 Definitions of "Chamfering"

verb
  1. 1

    To cut off the edge or corner of something.

  2. 2

    To cut a groove in something.

noun
  1. 1

    A chamfer.

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bevelnounAn edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
furrownounA trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
chasenounThe act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
chamfretnounA chamfer.
chamferernounA tool for chamfering.
cope chiselnounA narrow chisel adapted for cutting a groove.
chinenounThe spine of an animal.
filletnounA thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
butt chiselnounA short chisel with beveled sides and straight edge for creating joints.
edgingnounAnything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something.
cuttingnoun(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
chatter marknoun(engineering) One of the fine undulations or ripples formed on the surface of work by a cutting tool which chatters.
roundernounA person who earns a living by playing cards
serraturenounOne of the teeth in a serrated edge; a serration.
howelnounA tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.
framing chiselnounA carpenter's heavy chisel with a socket shank for making mortises.
kerfingnoun(music, chiefly lutherie) A thin strip of wood kerfed to allow easy bending and then glued inside the body of a string instrument along the rim between its two abutting sides to reinforce the joint.
hemmernounA device, attached to a sewing machine, that turns over the edge of a fabric before stitching it down.
pinkingnounDecoration by adding holes or scalloping.
deburrernounA device used for deburring

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