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bevel

[ bev-uhl ]

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noun

the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces. Compare chamfer.
(of a lock bolt) the oblique end that hits the strike plate.
(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.
bevel square.
an adjustable instrument for drawing angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular inclination.
Printing. beard ( def 5 ).

verb (used with or without object)

, bev·eled, bev·el·ing or (especially British) bev·elled, bev·el·ling.

to cut or slant at a bevel:
to bevel an edge to prevent splintering.

adjective

Also beveled; especially British, bevelled. oblique; sloping; slanted.

bevel

/ ˈbɛvəl /

noun

1. Also calledcant a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle Compare chamfer
2. ( as modifier )
  a bevel edge
  bevel square

verb

intr to be inclined; slope
tr to cut a bevel on (a piece of timber, etc)

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Derived Forms

ˈbevelled, adjective
ˈbeveller, noun

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Other Words From

bev·el·er especially British, bev·el·ler noun
un·bev·eled especially British, un·bev·elled adjective
un·der·bev·el·ing especially British, un·der·bev·el·ling noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bevel¹

First recorded in 1555–65; from unattested Middle French bevel ( French béveau, biveau ), unattested Old French baivel, equivalent to baïf “with open mouth” ( ba(er) “to gape” ( bay ² ) + -if adjective suffix) + -el, from Latin -ellus noun suffix; -ive, -elle

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bevel¹

C16: from Old French bevel (unattested), from baïf , from baer to gape; see bay ¹

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Example Sentences

The mandibles are powerful, with bevelled tips and three or four teeth on the edge of the bevel.

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With overhead cam-shafts, bevel gears work out very well in practice, as in the Hall-Scott motors and others of that type.

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If both are of the same diameter, they are called bevel gears; if of different diameters, miter gears.

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There are several forms of differential gears, differing largely as to combination of spur or bevel cogs.

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The makers claim that lost motion can be taken up in a bevel gear much better than in a spur gear.

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