bevel

Meanings

Plural: bevels

Noun

two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
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.
A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.

Verb

cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
- "bevel the surface"
To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.

Adj

Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
Morally distorted; not upright.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

bevel square, cant, chamfer

Scrabble Score: 10

bevel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bevel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 13

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