bevel as a noun: - 1
- 2
as a verb: - 1
bevel
noun
1 bevel
Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees.
synonyms: cant, chamfer.
Roget 217:
obliquity,
inclination,
slope,
slant,
crookedness
etc.
adj.;
slopeness†;
leaning
etc.
v.;
bevel,
tilt;
bias,
list,
twist,
swag,
cant,
lurch;
distortion
etc.
243;
bend
etc.
(curve)
245;
tower of Pisa.
acclivity,
rise,
ascent,
gradient,
khudd†,
rising ground,
hill,
bank,
declivity,
downhill,
dip,
fall,
devexity†;
gentle slope,
rapid slope,
easy ascent,
easy descent;
shelving beach;
talus;
monagne Russe [Fr.];
facilis descensus averni [Lat.].
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Dutch: afschuining
2 bevel
A hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size.
synonym: bevel square.
Dutch: zwaaihaak
verb
1 bevel
Cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel:
— Bevel the surface.
synonym: chamfer.
Dutch: groeven
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