different between chamfer vs conical

English

Etymology

From Middle French chanfraindre (modern French chanfreiner).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?æm.f?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??æm.f?/

Noun

chamfer (plural chamfers)

1. An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

   Synonyms: round, bevel

   Antonym: fillet

Translations

Verb

chamfer (third-person singular simple present chamfers, present participle chamfering, simple past and past participle chamfered)

1. (transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.

   Synonym: bevel

2. (transitive) To cut a groove in something.

   Synonym: flute

Translations

Further reading

• chamfer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “chamfer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

References

English

Etymology

From conic +? -al

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?n?k?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?n?k?l/
• Hyphenation: con?i?cal

Adjective

conical (comparative more conical, superlative most conical)

1. (geometry) Of or relating to a cone or cones.
2. Shaped like a cone.
3. (cartography) Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped to equally spaced lines radiating out from the apex and parallels of latitude are mapped to circular arcs centred on the apex.

Synonyms

• (geometry): conic, conal
• (cartography): conic

Derived terms

• conical drum
• double-conical drum

Related terms

• conicity

Translations

Noun

conical (plural conicals)

1. (firearms) A bullet with a conical shape.

Anagrams

• calcino, calocin, cloacin, colanic, laconic