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bevel

be·vel

UK/ˈbɛv.əl/ US/ˈbɛvʌl/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (2)

verb

1.

cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

  • “bevel the surface”
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noun

1.

two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

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2.

a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • bevel gear
  • bevel wheel

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