Definitions for bevel

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bevel bev·el

Spelling: [bev-uh l]

IPA: /ˈbɛv əl/

Bevel is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 36 anagrams from letters in bevel (beelv).

Definitions for bevel

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. bevel square.
6. an adjustable instrument for drawing angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular inclination.
7. Printing. beard (def 5).

adjective

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

verb (used with or without object)

1. to cut or slant at a bevel:

Origin of bevel

1555-65; Middle French *bevel (French béveau, biveau), Old French *baivel, equivalent to baïf with open mouth (ba(er) to gape (see bay²) + -if Examples for bevel

Care must be taken to keep the iron perfectly flat or a bevel will be formed.

Then place it in the vise, and bevel one end and round the other as shown in the drawing.

The stones are without any bevel or ornamentation of any kind.

A bevel square will be needed for testing these beveled ends.

This will necessitate the use of the bevel in laying off the shoulders of the tenons.

The bevel of the ends of the shelves will be the same as for the ends of the side pieces.

First square up all the posts and bevel them at the tops as shown.

The chisel should have the bevel all on one side, like those used by carpenters.

The bevel is in reality a try-square which can be adjusted to any desired angle.

It will be necessary to have a bevel square to use in marking off the slopes and for testing them.