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bev·el
(bĕv′əl)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, bev·el·ing, bev·els or bev·elled or bev·el·ling
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.
[From Middle French *bevel, bevel square (source of Modern French biveau), from Old French *baivel, from diminutive of baif, open-mouthed, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *batāre, to yawn, gape; see bay2.]
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bevel
(ˈbɛvəl)n
(Building)
a. Also called: cant a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle. Compare chamfer1
b. (as modifier): a bevel edge; bevel square.
vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
1. (Building) (intr) to be inclined; slope
2. (Building) (tr) to cut a bevel on (a piece of timber, etc)
[C16: from Old French bevel (unattested), from baïf, from baer to gape; see bay1]
ˈbevelled, ˈbeveled adj
ˈbeveller, ˈbeveler n
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bev•el
(ˈbɛv əl)n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, n.
1. the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
2. a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces.
v.t. 5. to cut at a bevel.
v.i. 6. to slant;slope; incline.
adj. 7. Also, beveled; esp. Brit., bevelled. oblique; slanted; sloping.
[1555–65; < Middle French *bevel]
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bevel
Past participle: bevelled
Gerund: bevelling
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| Noun | 1. |  bevel - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degreesedge - 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 sizehand tool - a tool used with workers' hands | |
| Verb | 1. |  bevel - cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"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" |
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bevel
noun
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Translations
حافَّةٌ مائِله
zešikmenízkosení
skråkant
skái, sniîbrún
nuožulnus kraštasnusklembtas
slīpums
skosená hrana
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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bevel
n → Schräge f, → Schrägfläche f, → Abschrägung f; (also bevel edge) → abgeschrägte Kante, Schrägkante f; (= tool: also bevel square) → Schrägmaß nt, → Stellwinkel m
vt → abschrägen, schräg abflachen; bevelled (Brit) or beveled (US) edge → Schrägkante f, → abgeschrägte Kante; bevelled (Brit) or beveled (US) mirror → Spiegel m → mit schräg geschliffenen Kanten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bevel
[ˈbɛv/əl]1. n (surface) → superficie f obliqua; (bevel edge) → spigolo smussato
2. vt → smussare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bevel
(ˈbevəl) noun a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner). A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge.
ˈbevelled adjectivebevelled glass.
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bevel
n (of a needle, etc.) bisel mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.