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 bevelling

This looks well and saves the need of bevelling the edges of the roof-boards.
Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler
In cutting off a corner or rounding or bevelling an edge you can use the slanting cut (Fig. 620).
Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler
The degree of bevelling required can be determined by laying a board across (Fig. 415).
Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler
Also, the bevelling of any piece of timber or plank to any required angle: as the bearding of dead wood, clamps, &c.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

In marine architecture, implies those frames which are square with the line of the keel, having no bevelling upon them.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for bevelling

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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