Bevel

Quick meaning: Bevel is a noun meaning An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

Meaning

An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

More Meanings

1. (gambling) A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
2. (transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
3. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
4. 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.
5. (obsolete, figurative) Morally distorted; not upright.

Example Sentences

a bevel angle

finding the length with a bevel

I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.

to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab

Word Forms

• bevels
• beveling
• bevelling
• beveled
• bevelled

Synonyms for bevel

Depending on context, synonyms include cant, inclined, chamfer, beveled.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chamfer, inclined, cant, bezel, flange, tab.

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