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 Definitions of bevel  [ˈbɛv əl]  

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Definition of 'bevel' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bevel
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.

2.  bevel
a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces.

3. (v.t.) bevel
to cut at a bevel.

4. (v.i.) bevel
to slant;slope; incline.

5. (adj.) bevel
Also, beveled; esp. Brit.,bevelled. oblique; slanted; sloping.

Etymology:  (1555–65; < MF *bevel)

Definition of 'bevel' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bevel, cant, chamfer
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

2. (verb) bevel, bevel square
a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size

3. (verb) bevel, chamfer
cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
"bevel the surface"


Definition of 'bevel' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) bevel
having the slant of a bevel; slanting

2. (adj) bevel
hence: Morally distorted; not upright

3. (noun) bevel
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

4. (noun) bevel
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

5. (verb) bevel
to cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of

6. (verb) bevel
to deviate or incline from an angle of 90¡, as a surface; to slant.


Translation of 'bevel' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner)
A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: skuinskant Arabic flag Arabic: حافَّةٌ مائِله Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: откос
Brazilian flag Brazilian: chanfro Czech flag Czech: zkosení, zešikmení German flag German: die Abschrägung
Danish flag Danish: skråkant Greek flag Greek: λοξή γωνία Spanish flag Spanish: bisel
Estonian flag Estonian: kaldserv Farsi flag Farsi: زاویه مورب؛ غیر قائم Finnish flag Finnish: viisto
French flag French: biseau Hebrew flag Hebrew: שִׁפּוּע @@@שִׁיפּוּע$$$ Hindi flag Hindi: गोनिया, कोण बनाने का एक य
Croatian flag Croatian: oštar rub Hungarian flag Hungarian: szög Indonesian flag Indonesian: sisi miring
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skái, sniðbrún Italian flag Italian: angolo smussato Japanese flag Japanese: 斜角
Korean flag Korean: 빗면 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nuožulnus kraštas Latvian flag Latvian: slīpums
Malay flag Malay: permukaan serong Dutch flag Dutch: schuine rand Norwegian flag Norwegian: skråkant
Polish flag Polish: ukos Persian flag Persian: زاویه مورب؛ غیر قائم Pashto flag Pashto: مایله سطحه ګونیا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: obliquidade Romanian flag Romanian: margine tăiată oblic Russian flag Russian: скос, грань
Slovak flag Slovak: skosená hrana Slovenian flag Slovenian: poševno rezilo Serbian flag Serbian: kosina
Swedish flag Swedish: fas, snedslipad kant Thai flag Thai: มุมเอียง Turkish flag Turkish: meyil, eğim
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 斜切邊 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: загострення; скіс Urdu flag Urdu: کنارہ ، ڈھلوان کنارہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: góc xiên Chinese flag Chinese: 斜边

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