bev·el (b v  l)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 or bev·elled, bev·el·ing or bev·el·ling, bev·els 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. [Possibly from Old French *bevel, perhaps from baif, open-mouthed, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *bad  re.] |
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