bevel
IPA: bˈɛvʌɫ
noun
- An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- 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.
- (gambling) A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
adjective
- Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
- (obsolete, figurative) Morally distorted; not upright.
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Examples of "bevel" in Sentences
- They did not bevel the edges nicely.
- The blade is sharpened to a chisel bevel.
- Altering the bevel angle controls the rate of spin.
- In a bevel gear it is the diameter of the crown circle.
- The ground and honed bevel forming the edge is uppermost.
- The gears in the floodgate picture are straight bevel gears.
- The edge is sharply beveled and the bevel is typically convex.
- In bevel gears, the shaft angle is the sum of the two pitch angles.
- They then proceed to the Bevelle temple, in search of the another aeon.
- The circumference of the seal is bevelled to provide other sealing edges.
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