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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

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

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

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