bevel

bev·el  (bvl)

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.

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[Possibly from Old French *bevel, perhaps from baif, open-mouthed, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *badre.]

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bevel

Noun

a slanting edge

Verb

[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]

1. to be inclined; slope

2. to cut a bevel on (a piece of timber, etc.) [Old French baer to gape]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bevel - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees chamfer, cant edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" splay - an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
	2.	bevel - a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size bevel square hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
Verb	1.	bevel - cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" chamfer cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" miter - bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint cone - make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"

Translations

bevel [ˈbɛvəl] n (also: bevel edge) → bisel m; chaflán m

bevel [ˈbɛvəl] n (also: bevel edge) → biseau m

bevel [ˈbɛvəl] n (also: bevel edge) → abgeschrägte Kante f

bevel [ˈbɛvl] n (also: bevel(led) edge) → profilo smussato

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bevel

n bevel [ˈbevəl]

a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner) A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge. skuinskant حافَّةٌ مائِله откос zkosení, zešikmení skråkant die Abschrägung λοξή γωνία bisel kaldserv زاویه مورب؛ غیر قائم viiste biseau שִׁפּוּע @@@שִׁיפּוּע$$$ गोनिया, कोण बनाने का एक यंत्र oštar rub szög sisi miring skái, sniðbrún angolo smussato 斜角 경사 nuožulnus kraštas slīpums permukaan serong schuine rand skråkant ukos obliquidade margine tăiată oblic скос, грань skosená hrana poševno rezilo kosina fas, snedslipad kant มุมเอียง meyil, eğim 斜邊 загострення; скіс کنارہ ، ڈھلوان کنارہ góc xiên 斜边

adj ˈbevelled

bevelled glass. hoekige, skuins مَشْطوب، مَحْفوف، مائِل конично zkosený, zešikmený facetslebet abgeschrägt λοξά κομμένος biselado viltulõigatud اریب؛ مورب viistetty biseauté מְשוּפָּע प्रवणित kos, urezan rézsútos bersisi miring sem er með sniðbrún smussato 縁を削った 경사진 nusklembtas []slīpēts gelas serong afgekant fasettslipt, med skråkant fazowany convexo tăiat oblic гранёный skosený poševno odrezan iskošeno slipad, fasad ซึ่งมีผิวหรือขอบเอียง meyilli, eğimli 傾斜的 скошений کسی چیز کا کنارہ بنانا có tính chất xiên 倾斜的