I. ˈbevəl adjective
Etymology: from (assumed) Middle French bevel, n.
: having the slant of a bevel : oblique , beveled
a bevel edge
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from (assumed) Middle French bevel (whence Middle French béveau, biveau ), from Old French baïf with open mouth, from baer to gape + -if -ive (from Latin -ivus ) — more at abeyance
1.
a. : the angle that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles
b. : the slant or inclination of such a surface or line
c. : the surface or line at such a slant or inclination
d. : fleam 2
e. : the part of a piece of printer's type extending from the face to the shoulder — compare beard 4d; see type illustration
2. or bevel square : an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together and opening to any angle for drawing angles or adjusting the surfaces to be given a bevel
3. : bevel wheel 2
4. : the direction in which the bolt of a lock tapers
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III. verb
( beveled or bevelled ; beveled or bevelled ; beveling or bevelling -v(ə)liŋ ; bevels )
transitive verb
1. : to cut or shape to a bevel : slope the edge or surface of : put a bevel on
a carpenter must often bevel the bottom edge of a door to fit a slanting sill
a printer bevels a rule in a mitering machine
an engraving or electrotype is beveled for fastening to patent bases
2. geology : to cut across
the waves beveled a volcanic island
the erosion surface bevels an anticlinal structure
intransitive verb
: to deviate or incline so as not to be at right angles with a line or surface : slant