bevel
/ˈbɛv.əl/
bevel noun: an edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
Noun
bevel (plural bevels)
- An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab
- I added a bevel all around the bottom to reduce the visual mass a bit. A lot of MCM furniture uses tricks like this to appear lighter.2026 August, Collin Knoff, “Mid-Century Modern Table”, in Popular Woodworking, volume 290, number 4, page 50
- 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.
- finding the length with a bevel1832, Edward Shaw, Civil Architecture
- A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
- The different types of dice made for cheating (flat passers, bevels, cut edges, loaded dice, […]1974, The New York Times Book Review, volume 2, page 35
- Bevels are shapes having one or more sides sandpapered so that they are slightly rounded rather than flat.1978, John Scarne, Scarne's Guide to Casino Gambling, page 176
Verb
bevel (third-person singular simple present bevels, present participle (US) beveling or (UK) bevelling, simple past and past participle (US) beveled or (UK) bevelled)
Adjective
bevel (comparative more bevel, superlative most bevel)
- Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
- a bevel angle
- Morally distorted; not upright.
- I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 121”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
Proper noun capitalized: Bevel
Bevel (plural Bevels)
- A surname.
bevel meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
bevel in Tamil
- தரங்கு, கூம்பு சாய்ந்த விளிம்பு, சரிவு, பற்குழிச் சரிவு, முனைச்சாய்வு
bevel in Bengali
- কোনো পৃষ্ঠের ঢালু, কাটা প্রান্ত
bevel in Malayalam
- slant, slope, angle
- ചരിവ്, ചരുവ്, ഇറക്കം, ചായ്വ്, ഏങ്കോണിപ്പ്, ചരിച്ചിൽ
Forms of bevel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bevels |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bevels |
| present participle US | beveling |
| present participle UK | bevelling |
| past participle US | beveled |
| past US | beveled |
| past participle UK | bevelled |
| past UK | bevelled |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more bevel |
| superlative | most bevel |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Bevels |
Origin of bevel
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.
Words formed from bevel
Phrases with bevel
Words that rhyme with bevel
Questions about bevel
- What does bevel mean?
- Bevel means an edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- What is bevel in Tamil?
- Bevel in Tamil is தரங்கு, கூம்பு சாய்ந்த விளிம்பு, சரிவு. See Bevel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bevel?
- Bevel can be a noun, a verb, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bevel?
- Bevel is pronounced /ˈbɛv.əl/.
- What is the plural of bevel?
- The plural of bevel is bevels.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bevel (page history and authors); Bevel (page history and authors); bevel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bevel (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bevel (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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