bevel
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bev·el
[bev-uh
l] noun, verb, bev·eled, bev·el·ing or ( especially British ) bev·elled, bev·el·ling, adjective noun
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. Compare chamfer.
3.
(of a lock bolt) the oblique end that hits the strike plate.
4.
(of a lock with a beveled bolt) the side facing in the same direction as the bevel at the end of the bolt. Compare regular bevel, reverse bevel.
5.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
8.
to cut or slant at a bevel: to bevel an edge to prevent splintering.
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adjective
9.
Also, beveled;, especially British, bevelled. oblique; sloping; slanted.
Origin:
1555–65; < Middle French *bevel (French béveau, biveau), Old French *baivel, equivalent to baïf with open mouth (ba(er) to gape (see bay2) + -if -ive) + -el < Latin -ellus; see -elle
1555–65; < Middle French *bevel (French béveau, biveau), Old French *baivel, equivalent to baïf with open mouth (ba(er) to gape (see bay2) + -if -ive) + -el < Latin -ellus; see -elle
Related forms
bev·el·er; especially British, bev·el·ler, noun
un·bev·eled, adjective
un·bev·elled, adjective
un·der·bev·el·ing, noun
un·der·bev·el·ling, noun
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bevel (ˈbɛvəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. Compare chamfer Also called: cant a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle |
| b. (as modifier): a bevel edge; bevel square | |
| —vb , -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled | |
| 2. | (intr) to be inclined; slope |
| 3. | (tr) to cut a bevel on (a piece of timber, etc) |
| [C16: from Old French bevel (unattested), from baïf, from baer to gape; see | |
| 'bevelled | |
| —adj | |
| 'beveled | |
| —adj | |
| 'beveller | |
| —n | |
| 'beveler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
bevel
1560s, possibly from O.Fr. *baivel (Mod.Fr. béveau, biveau), from bayer "to gape, yawn," from L. *batare "to yawn, gape," from L. root *bat-, possibly imitative of yawning. The verb is first recorded 1670s.
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