Definition of bevel Bevel
/bɛˈvʌl/ - [bevul] - bev•el
We found 16 definitions of bevel from 7 different sources.
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What does bevel mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: bevels |
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| bevel - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees | ||
| cant, chamfer | ||
| edge a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" | ||
| bevel - a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size | ||
| bevel square | ||
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| bevel - cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" | ||
| chamfer | ||
| cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" | ||
| miter fit together in a miter joint | ||
| cone make cone-shaped; "cone a tire" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bevel (Noun)
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle. - bevel (Noun)
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 . - bevel (Verb)
To give a canted edge to a surface.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bevel (n.)
Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; as, to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the bevel of a piece of timber. - bevel (n.)
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; -- called also a bevel square. - bevel (a.)
Having the slant of a bevel; slanting. - bevel (a.)
Hence: Morally distorted; not upright. - bevel (v. t.)
To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of. - bevel (v. i.)
To deviate or incline from an angle of 90¡, as a surface; to slant.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bevel
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bevel
bev′el, n. a slant or inclination of a surface: an instrument opening like a pair of compasses, and adjustable for measuring angles.—adj. having the form of a bevel: slanting.—v.t. to form with a bevel or slant:—pr.p. bev′elling; pa.p. bev′elled.—ns. Bev′el-gear, Bev′el-wheels (mech.), wheels working on each other in different planes, the cogs of the wheels being bevelled or at oblique angles to the shafts.—p.adj. Bev′elled, cut to an oblique angle, sloped off. [Fr. biveau, an instrument for measuring angles; orig. unknown.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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bevel
An instrument by which bevelling angles are taken. Also a sloped surface.
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