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bevel
[ bev-uhl ]
noun
- the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces. Compare chamfer.
- (of a lock bolt) the oblique end that hits the strike plate.
- (of a lock with a beveled bolt) the side facing in the same direction as the bevel at the end of the bolt. Compare regular bevel, reverse bevel.
- an adjustable instrument for drawing angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular inclination.
- Printing. beard ( def 5 ).
verb (used with or without object)
, bev·eled, bev·el·ing or (especially British) bev·elled, bev·el·ling.
- to cut or slant at a bevel:
to bevel an edge to prevent splintering.
adjective
- Also beveled; especially British, bevelled. oblique; sloping; slanted.
bevel
/ ˈbɛvəl /
noun
- Also calledcant a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle Compare chamfer
- ( as modifier )
a bevel edge
bevel square
verb
- intr to be inclined; slope
- tr to cut a bevel on (a piece of timber, etc)
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Derived Forms
- ˈbevelled, adjective
- ˈbeveller, noun
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Other Words From
- bev·el·er especially British, bev·el·ler noun
- un·bev·eled especially British, un·bev·elled adjective
- un·der·bev·el·ing especially British, un·der·bev·el·ling noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bevel1
C16: from Old French bevel (unattested), from baïf , from baer to gape; see bay 1
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Example Sentences
The mandibles are powerful, with bevelled tips and three or four teeth on the edge of the bevel.
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With overhead cam-shafts, bevel gears work out very well in practice, as in the Hall-Scott motors and others of that type.
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If both are of the same diameter, they are called bevel gears; if of different diameters, miter gears.
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There are several forms of differential gears, differing largely as to combination of spur or bevel cogs.
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The makers claim that lost motion can be taken up in a bevel gear much better than in a spur gear.
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