bevel

Definition of Bevel in English :

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Noun

1. bevel, cant, chamfer

two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

cant
chamfer

2. bevel, bevel square

a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size

bevel square

Verb

3. bevel, chamfer

cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

Example Sentences:
'bevel the surface'

chamfer

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bevel

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noun

1.

a. Also called: cant

a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle

Compare chamfer (sense 1)

b.

(as modifier)

a bevel edge

bevel square

verb -els, -elling, -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

2. (intransitive)

to be inclined; slope

3. (transitive)

to cut a bevel on (a piece of timber, etc)

Bevel

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noun

1.

a tool consisting of a rule with a movable arm, used in measuring or marking angles and in fixing surfaces at an angle

: also bevel square

2.

an angle other than a right angle

3.

sloping part or surface, as the angled edge of plate glass

adjective

4.

sloped; beveled

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbeveled or ˈbevelled, ˈbeveling or ˈbevelling

5.

to cut to an angle other than a right angle

verb intransitive

6.

to slope at an angle; slant

Bevel

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n.

1. The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90°.

2. Two rules joined together as adjustable arms used to measure or draw angles of any size or to fix a surface at an angle. Also called bevel square.

v. bev·eled, bev·el·ing, bev·els or bev·elled or bev·el·ling

v.tr.

To cut at an inclination that forms an angle other than a right angle: beveled the edges of the table.

v.intr.

To be inclined; slant.

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