noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈt͡ʃæm.fə/
Canada, General-American:/ˈt͡ʃæm.fɚ/
Canada, General-American:[ˈt͡ʃɛəm.fɚ]/æ/ raising
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Australian:/ˈt͡ʃæːm.fə/
Australian:[ˈt͡ʃeːm.fə]/æ/ raising
New-Zealand:/ˈt͡ʃɛm.fə/
1
noun
Meaning 1
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: round, bevel
Antonyms: fillet
2
verb
Meaning 2
To cut off the edge or corner of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bevel
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To cut a groove in something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flute
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bevel, cant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edge
Narrower terms: splay
5
verb
Meaning 5
cut a furrow into a columns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: furrow, chase
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cut
6
verb
Meaning 6
cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bevel the surface
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bevel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cut
Narrower terms: miter, cone
History
Etymology
Back-formation from chamfering, from Middle French chanfrain, from Middle French, Old French chanfraindre, possibly a compound of chant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (of either Celtic or Latin origin) + fraindre (“to break”), from frangō (“to break”).
Across languages
Translations
77 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
скосен ръб
(skosen rǎb)
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Bulgarian:
фаска
(faska)
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Bulgarian:
жлеб
(žleb)
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Catalan:
xamfrà
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Czech:
zkosení
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Czech:
sražení (hrany)
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Czech:
úkos
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Dutch:
afschuining
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Finnish:
viiste
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
French:
chanfrein
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
French:
champfrain
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
Fase
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
Abfasung
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
Abschrägung
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
Auskehlung
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
Hohlrinne
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
Schrägkante
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
Schräge
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
abgefaste Kante
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
abgeschrägte Kante
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
gebrochene Kante
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
German:
Schrägung
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Italian:
bisello
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Japanese:
面取り
(mentori)
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Maltese:
ċanfrin
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Polish:
faza
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Portuguese:
chanfradura
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Portuguese:
chanfra
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Portuguese:
chanfro
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Russian:
фа́ска
(fáska)
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Serbo-Croatian:
skošena ivica
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Spanish:
chaflán
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Spanish:
ochava
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Spanish:
chanfle
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Swedish:
fas
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Swedish:
avfasning
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Swedish:
bruten kant
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Swedish:
skråkant
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Swedish:
vankant
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Turkish:
kanal
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Turkish:
şev
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Turkish:
oluk
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Ottoman Turkish:
ییو
(yiv)
— an angled relief or cut at an edge
Bulgarian:
рендосвам
(rendosvam)
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Bulgarian:
правя фаска
(pravja faska)
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Czech:
srazit
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Czech:
zkosit
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Dutch:
afschuinen
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Finnish:
viistää
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Finnish:
viistota
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
French:
chanfreiner
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
German:
fasen
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
German:
abfasen
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
German:
anfasen
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
German:
anschrägen
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
German:
abschrägen
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Ido:
bizelizar
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Māori:
heretua
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Māori:
whakatipihori
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Portuguese:
chanfrar
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Russian:
снима́ть фа́ску
(snimátʹ fásku)
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Serbo-Croatian:
skositi
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Spanish:
achaflanar
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Spanish:
chaflanar
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Spanish:
chanflear
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Spanish:
despalmar
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Swedish:
fasa
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Swedish:
bryta
— to cut off the edge or corner of something; to bevel
Bulgarian:
издялвам
(izdjalvam)
— to cut a groove in something