bevel

Meaning

Noun

1. An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
2. 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.
3. A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.

Verb

To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.

Adj

1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
2. (figuratively, obsolete) Morally distorted; not upright.

Synonyms

chamfer

bevel square

slant

slope

cant

splay

scarf

🧣

beveled

groove

bezel

miter

oblique

oblique-angled

list

mitre

protractor

rebate

side

sidelong

skew

skid

slanting

sloping

stoop

tilt

tooth

🦷

truncate

slanting surface

angle

alidate

aslant

brush

circuitous

devious

dip

edge

facet

goniometer

inclination

incline

indirect

lateral

Translations

biseau

chanfrein

bisel

bisello

biseauter

bisel

chanfradura

smussatura

Schräge

Fase

Abschrägung

abschrägen

bisell

γωνιόμετρο

chaflán

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛv.əl/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: badare

In summary

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.