BEVEL


Meaning of BEVEL in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French *bevel, from Old French *baivel, from baïf with open mouth, from baer to yawn ― more at ABEYANCE

Date: 1610

1 : an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together and opening to any angle for drawing angles or adjusting surfaces to be cut at an angle

2 a : the angle that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles b : the slant of such a surface or line

3 : the part of printing type extending from face to shoulder

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