bevel

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.

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.

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