Bevel
11bevel — n. & v. n. 1 a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge. 2 (in full bevel square) a tool for marking angles in carpentry and stonework. v. (bevelled, bevelling; US beveled, beveling) 1 tr. reduce …
12bevel — I. adjective Date: circa 1600 oblique, beveled < a bevel edge > II. noun Etymology: Middle French *bevel, from Old French *baivel, from baïf with open mouth, from baer to yawn more at abeyance Date: 1610 1 …
13bevel — The meeting of a line or surface with another at any angle other than 90°, or the angle at which they meet. Also, carving or cutting to make a bevel; a chamfer. It may also be an instrument which is formed by joining two rules as adjustable… …
14bevel — bev•el [[t]ˈbɛv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) bui the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles 2) bui a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces 3) bui… …
15bevel — Synonyms and related words: ascender, astrolabe, azimuth circle, azimuth compass, back, bank, bastard type, beard, belly, bevel protractor, bevel square, beveled, bezel, bias, biased, black letter, body, cap, capital, case, chute, clinometer,… …
16bevel — [ bɛv(ə)l] noun 1》 (in carpentry) a surface or edge which slopes away from a horizontal or vertical surface. 2》 (also bevel square) a tool for marking angles in carpentry and stonework. verb (bevels, bevelling, bevelled; US bevels, beveling,… …
17bevel — UK [ˈbev(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms bevel : singular bevel plural bevels a sloping surface along the edge of a piece of wood, glass etc …
18bevel — I. (of a door) n. the pitch on the leading edge of a door which allows clearance for closing II. (of a lock) n. the pitch of the face designed to match the bevel of a door. Some locks have an adjustable bevel …
19bevel — /ˈbɛvəl / (say bevuhl) noun 1. the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles. 2. an adjustable instrument used by woodworkers for laying out angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular… …
20bevel — noun the bevel that borders the mirror Syn: slope, slant, angle, cant, miter, chamfer, bezel …
