bevel
See also: Bevel
English
Etymology
From an (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French diminutive of baïf (“open-mouthed”), from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape”), probably of imitative origin. Related to Italian badare.
Pronunciation
Noun
bevel (plural bevels)
- An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab
- An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.
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Translations
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
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Verb
bevel (third-person singular simple present bevels, present participle (UK) bevelling or (US) beveling, simple past and past participle (UK) bevelled or (US) beveled)
- (transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
Derived terms
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give a canted edge to a surface
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Adjective
bevel (comparative more bevel, superlative most bevel)
- Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
- a bevel angle
- Morally distorted; not upright.
- (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.
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Translations
Having the slant of a bevel; slanting
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch beveel. Equivalent to a deverbal from bevelen.
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Noun
bevel n (plural bevelen, diminutive bevelletje n)
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