Abschrägung — meaning in English

English meaning

• chamfer noun A sloped edge cut onto a corner to make it look neater and less sharp.
• splay verb To open something out or make it spread wider.
• taper verb To become gradually narrower toward one end.

Senses

Abschrägung is used for these senses in English:

• bevel An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
• chamfer An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
• splay A bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window, by which an opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.
• taper A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).

splay — full definition

1. verb To open something out or make it spread wider.
2. verb To cut a sloped edge into something, such as a door or window frame.
3. verb (computing) To reorganize a particular kind of tree structure so that one chosen item ends up at the top.
4. verb To force a joint, such as a shoulder, out of its normal position.

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