adj
Meaning 1
Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a bevel angle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bevel
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbɛv.əl/
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adj
Meaning 2
Morally distorted; not upright.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
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; a bevel square.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: gambling, games
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 7
To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 8
a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bevel square
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hand tool
noun
Meaning 9
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cant, chamfer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edge
Narrower terms: splay
verb
Meaning 10
cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- bevel the surface
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chamfer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cut
Narrower terms: miter, cone
History
Etymology
From Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: fazowany — Having the slant of a bevel; slanting
- Portuguese: biselado — Having the slant of a bevel; slanting
- Portuguese: biselada — Having the slant of a bevel; slanting
- Bulgarian: скосяване (skosjavane) — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Bulgarian: фаска (faska) — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Catalan: bisell — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Chinese Mandarin: 斜角 (xiéjiǎo) — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Esperanto: bevelo — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Finnish: särmä — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Finnish: viiste — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- French: biseau — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- German: Schräge — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- German: Fase — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- German: Abschrägung — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- German: Abfasung — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- German: Schrägung — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- German: Schrägfläche — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- German: Gehrung — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Irish: faobhar beibhealta — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Italian: bisello — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Italian: bisellatura — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Italian: smussatura — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Polish: skos — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Polish: ukos — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Polish: faseta — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Portuguese: bisel — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Romanian: bizou — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Russian: скос (skos) — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Russian: фа́ска (fáska) — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Spanish: bisel — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Swedish: avfasning — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Swedish: avrundning — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Ottoman Turkish: ییو (yiv) — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Welsh: ymyl pefel — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Welsh: ymyl befel — An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle
- Bulgarian: скосявам (skosjavam) — give a canted edge to a surface
- Catalan: bisellar — give a canted edge to a surface
- Esperanto: beveli — give a canted edge to a surface
- Finnish: viistota — give a canted edge to a surface
- Finnish: viistää — give a canted edge to a surface
- French: aiguiser — give a canted edge to a surface
- French: biseauter — give a canted edge to a surface
- French: chanfreiner — give a canted edge to a surface
- German: anschrägen — give a canted edge to a surface
- German: abschrägen — give a canted edge to a surface
- German: anfasen — give a canted edge to a surface
- German: fasen — give a canted edge to a surface
- German: schrägen — give a canted edge to a surface
- Ido: bizelizar — give a canted edge to a surface
- Māori: heretua — give a canted edge to a surface
- Māori: whakatipihori — give a canted edge to a surface
- Polish: fazować — give a canted edge to a surface
- Polish: fasetować — give a canted edge to a surface
- Portuguese: biselar — give a canted edge to a surface
- Romanian: bizota — give a canted edge to a surface
- Russian: ска́шивать (skášivatʹ) — give a canted edge to a surface
- Russian: скоси́ть (skosítʹ) — give a canted edge to a surface
- Spanish: biselar — give a canted edge to a surface