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A chamfer is a bevel
Bevel

A beveled edge refers to an edge of a structure that is not perpendicular to the faces of the piece. The words bevel and chamfer overlap in usage; in general usage they are often interchanged, while in technical usage they may sometimes be differentiated as shown in the image at right....
ed edge connecting two surfaces. If the surfaces are at right angles, the chamfer will typically be symmetrical at 45 degrees. A fillet
Fillet (mechanics)

In mechanical engineering, a fillet is a Concave function easing of an interior corner of a part design. A rounding of an exterior corner is called a "round"....
 is the rounding off of an interior corner. A rounding of an exterior corner is called a "round" or a "radius".

"Chamfer" is a term commonly used in industrial engineering
Industrial engineering

Industrial engineering is also known as operations management, management science, systems engineering, or manufacturing engineering; a distinction that seems to depend on the viewpoint or motives of the user....
. Special tools such as chamfer mills and chamfer plane
Chamfer plane

In woodworking, a chamfer plane is a specialised plane used for making bevelled edges - that is, chamfers....
s are available. In tile work, or furniture such as counters or table tops, an edge or arris
Arris

Arris is an architecture term that describes the sharp edge formed by the intersection of two surfaces, such as the corner of a Concrete Masonry Unit; the junction between two planes of plaster or any intersection of divergent architectural details....
 that has been eased by rounding instead of chamfering is called a bullnose
Bullnose

Bullnose is a term used in building construction for rounded convex trim, particularly in ceramic tile....
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A chamfer is a bevel
Bevel

A beveled edge refers to an edge of a structure that is not perpendicular to the faces of the piece. The words bevel and chamfer overlap in usage; in general usage they are often interchanged, while in technical usage they may sometimes be differentiated as shown in the image at right....
ed edge connecting two surfaces. If the surfaces are at right angles, the chamfer will typically be symmetrical at 45 degrees. A fillet
Fillet (mechanics)

In mechanical engineering, a fillet is a Concave function easing of an interior corner of a part design. A rounding of an exterior corner is called a "round"....
 is the rounding off of an interior corner. A rounding of an exterior corner is called a "round" or a "radius".

"Chamfer" is a term commonly used in industrial engineering
Industrial engineering

Industrial engineering is also known as operations management, management science, systems engineering, or manufacturing engineering; a distinction that seems to depend on the viewpoint or motives of the user....
. Special tools such as chamfer mills and chamfer plane
Chamfer plane

In woodworking, a chamfer plane is a specialised plane used for making bevelled edges - that is, chamfers....
s are available. In tile work, or furniture such as counters or table tops, an edge or arris
Arris

Arris is an architecture term that describes the sharp edge formed by the intersection of two surfaces, such as the corner of a Concrete Masonry Unit; the junction between two planes of plaster or any intersection of divergent architectural details....
 that has been eased by rounding instead of chamfering is called a bullnose
Bullnose

Bullnose is a term used in building construction for rounded convex trim, particularly in ceramic tile....
. 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
Lark's tongue

A lark's tongue is a woodworking technique where a chamfer does not go to the end of the piece, but "lifts out" in a smooth curve....
.

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
Silicon carbide

Silicon carbide is a Chemical compound of silicon and carbon bonded together to form ceramics, but it also occurs in nature as the extremely rare mineral moissanite....
 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
Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Empire list of Mughal emperors Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal....
 mausoleum
Mausoleum

A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons....
 in Agra
Agra

Agra is a city on the banks of the Yamuna in the northern States and territories of India of Uttar Pradesh, India. It finds mention in the epic Mahabharata when it was called Agrabana, or Paradise....
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 is a cube
Cube

A cube is a three-dimensional space solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each wikt:vertex. The cube can also be called a Regular polyhedron hexahedron and is one of the five Platonic solids....
 with chamfered corners, thereby creating an octagonal
Octagon

In geometry, an octagon is a polygon that has 8 sides. A regular octagon is represented by the Schl?fli symbol ....
 architectural footprint.

In printed circuit board (PCB) design

In printed circuit board
Printed circuit board

A printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using Conductor pathways, or signal traces, industrial etchinged from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate....
 (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.