bevel

[ bev-uhl ]

/ ˈbɛv əl /

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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

First recorded in 1555–65; from unattested Middle French bevel (French béveau, biveau ), unattested Old French baivel, equivalent to baïf “with open mouth” (ba(er) “to gape” (see bay²) + -if adjective suffix) + -el, from Latin -ellus noun suffix; see -ive, -elle

OTHER WORDS FROM bevel

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

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How to use bevel in a sentence

Knock the four corners down, bevelling them as shown in the sketch, and trim the end off rounding for the head.
The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals|Charles Conrad Sleffel
The bevelling of the curves at the ends was the only new feature of the knife work.
Carpentry and Woodwork|Edwin W. Foster
This looks well and saves the need of bevelling the edges of the roof-boards.
Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler
The most difficult part is the bevelling of the joints (see Bevelling).
Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler

The ends of these last pieces should properly be bevelled (see Bevelling) to make a fairly tight joint.
Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for bevel

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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