Related Searches
on Ask.com
Browse Nearby Entries


8 dictionary results for: bevel
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
bev·el
[bev-uh
l] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -eled, -el·ing or (especially British
) -elled, -el·ling, adjective
[bev-uh
l] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -eled, -el·ing or (especially British
) -elled, -el·ling, adjective –noun
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
–adjective
| 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. | bevel square. |
| 6. | an adjustable instrument for drawing angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular inclination. |
| 7. | Printing. beard (def. 5). |
| 8. | to cut or slant at a bevel: to bevel an edge to prevent splintering. |
| 9. | Also, beveled; especially British, bevelled. oblique; sloping; slanted. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| bev·el
(běv'əl) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. bev·eled or bev·elled, bev·el·ing or bev·el·ling, bev·els 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. [Possibly from Old French *bevel, perhaps from baif, open-mouthed, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *badāre.] |
(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bevel
bevel
1562, possibly from O.Fr. *baivel, from bayer "to gape, yawn," from L. *batare "to yawn, gape," from L. root *bat-, possibly imitative of yawning. The verb is first recorded 1677.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| bevel | |
noun | |
| 1. | two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees |
| 2. | a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size |
verb | |
| 1. | cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Bevel
Bev"el\, n. [C. F. biveau, earlier buveau, Sp. baivel; of unknown origin. Cf. Bevile.]1. 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. 2. 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. --Gwilt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Bevel
Bev"el\, a. 1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting. 2. Hence: Morally distorted; not upright. [Poetic] I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel. --Shak. A bevel angle, any angle other than one of 90[deg]. Bevel wheel, a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to the axis. --Knight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Bevel
Bev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beveled (?) or Bevelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Beveling or Bevelling.] To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Bevel
Bev"el\, v. i. To deviate or incline from an angle of 90[deg], as a surface; to slant. Their houses are very ill built, the walls bevel. --Swift.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.











