CHAMFER


Meaning of CHAMFER in English

v. & n.

--v.tr. bevel symmetrically (a right-angled edge or corner).

--n. a bevelled surface at an edge or corner.

Etymology: back-form. f. chamfering f. F chamfrain f. chant edge (CANT(2)) + fraint broken f. OF fraindre break f. L frangere

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.