bevel
[ bev-uh l ]
/ ˈbɛv əl /
noun
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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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, nounWord Origin for bevel
C16: from Old French bevel (unattested), from baïf, from baer to gape; see bay 1
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