bevel

[ bev-uh l ]

/ ˈbɛv əl /

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.

bevel square.

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.

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Origin of bevel

1555–65; < Middle French *bevel (French béveau, biveau), Old French *baivel, equivalent to baïf with open mouth (ba(er) to gape (see bay²) + -if -ive) + -el < Latin -ellus; see -elle

OTHER WORDS FROM bevel

bev·el·er; especially British, bev·el·ler, nounun·bev·eled, adjectiveun·bev·elled, adjectiveun·der·bev·el·ing, noun

un·der·bev·el·ling, noun

Words nearby bevel

beuys, bev, bev curls, bevan, bevatron, bevel, bevel gear, bevel joint, bevel siding, bevel square, bevel-faced hammer

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Example sentences from the Web for beveling

A beveled joint is made by beveling the members so that the plane of the joint bisects the angle at which the members meet.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes
Each one is then put into a beveling machine, where its edges are trimmed and the usual border is made, if it is desired.
The Preparation of Illustrations for Reports of the United States Geological Survey|John L. Ridgway
Except for the beveling of the mold for the curtain wall recesses, the framing is all plain saw and hammer work.
Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette
Start to work on the four posts by squaring them up to the proper length in pairs and beveling the tops as shown.
Mission Furniture|H. H. Windsor

Short flakes struck from the basal edge often resulted in a beveling of the basal edge.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron

British Dictionary definitions for beveling

bevel

/ (ˈbɛvəl) /

noun

Also called: cant a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angleCompare chamfer (def. 1)
(as modifier)a bevel edge; bevel square

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

(intr) to be inclined; slope

(tr) to cut a bevel on (a piece of timber, etc)

Derived forms of bevel

bevelled or US beveled, adjectivebeveller or US beveler, noun

Word Origin for bevel

C16: from Old French bevel (unattested), from baïf, from baer to gape; see bay 1

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bevel

noun

verb (used with or without object), bev·eled, bev·el·ing or (especially British) bev·elled, bev·el·ling.

adjective

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noun

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

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