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bev·el
(bĕv′əl)n.
1. The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90°.
2. Two rules joined together as adjustable arms used to measure or draw angles of any size or to fix a surface at an angle. Also called bevel square.
v. bev·eled, bev·el·ing, bev·els or bev·elled or bev·el·ling
v.tr.
To cut at an inclination that forms an angle other than a right angle: beveled the edges of the table.
v.intr.
To be inclined; slant.
[From Middle French *bevel, bevel square (source of Modern French biveau), from Old French *baivel, from diminutive of baif, open-mouthed, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *batāre, to yawn, gape; see bay 2.]
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bevel
(ˈbɛvəl)n
(Building)
a. Also called: cant a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle. Compare chamfer 1
b. (as modifier): a bevel edge; bevel square.
vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
1. (Building) (intr) to be inclined; slope
2. (Building) (tr) to cut a bevel on (a piece of timber, etc)
[C16: from Old French bevel (unattested), from baïf, from baer to gape; see bay1]
ˈbevelled, ˈbeveled adj
ˈbeveller, ˈbeveler n
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bev•el
(ˈbɛv əl)n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, n.
1. the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
2. a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces.
v.t. 5. to cut at a bevel.
v.i. 6. to slant;slope; incline.
adj. 7. Also, beveled; esp. Brit., bevelled. oblique; slanted; sloping.
[1555–65; < Middle French *bevel]
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bevel
Past participle: bevelled
Gerund: bevelling
| Imperative |
|---|
| bevel |
| bevel |
| Present |
|---|
| I bevel |
| you bevel |
| he/she/it bevels |
| we bevel |
| you bevel |
| they bevel |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I bevelled |
| you bevelled |
| he/she/it bevelled |
| we bevelled |
| you bevelled |
| they bevelled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am bevelling |
| you are bevelling |
| he/she/it is bevelling |
| we are bevelling |
| you are bevelling |
| they are bevelling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have bevelled |
| you have bevelled |
| he/she/it has bevelled |
| we have bevelled |
| you have bevelled |
| they have bevelled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was bevelling |
| you were bevelling |
| he/she/it was bevelling |
| we were bevelling |
| you were bevelling |
| they were bevelling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had bevelled |
| you had bevelled |
| he/she/it had bevelled |
| we had bevelled |
| you had bevelled |
| they had bevelled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bevel |
| you will bevel |
| he/she/it will bevel |
| we will bevel |
| you will bevel |
| they will bevel |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have bevelled |
| you will have bevelled |
| he/she/it will have bevelled |
| we will have bevelled |
| you will have bevelled |
| they will have bevelled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be bevelling |
| you will be bevelling |
| he/she/it will be bevelling |
| we will be bevelling |
| you will be bevelling |
| they will be bevelling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been bevelling |
| you have been bevelling |
| he/she/it has been bevelling |
| we have been bevelling |
| you have been bevelling |
| they have been bevelling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been bevelling |
| you will have been bevelling |
| he/she/it will have been bevelling |
| we will have been bevelling |
| you will have been bevelling |
| they will have been bevelling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been bevelling |
| you had been bevelling |
| he/she/it had been bevelling |
| we had been bevelling |
| you had been bevelling |
| they had been bevelling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bevel |
| you would bevel |
| he/she/it would bevel |
| we would bevel |
| you would bevel |
| they would bevel |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have bevelled |
| you would have bevelled |
| he/she/it would have bevelled |
| we would have bevelled |
| you would have bevelled |
| they would have bevelled |
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Noun 1. [画像:bevel - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees]bevel - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
splay - an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
2. [画像:bevel - a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size]bevel - a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
Verb 1. [画像:bevel - cut a bevel on]bevel - cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
miter - bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint
cone - make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"
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bevel
noun
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Translations
حافَّةٌ مائِله
zešikmenízkosení
skråkant
skái, sniîbrún
nuožulnus kraštasnusklembtas
slīpums
skosená hrana
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bevel
n → Schräge f, → Schrägfläche f, → Abschrägung f; (also bevel edge) → abgeschrägte Kante, Schrägkante f; (= tool: also bevel square) → Schrägmaß nt, → Stellwinkel m
vt → abschrägen, schräg abflachen ; bevelled (Brit) or beveled (US) edge → Schrägkante f, → abgeschrägte Kante ; bevelled (Brit) or beveled (US) mirror → Spiegel m → mit schräg geschliffenen Kanten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bevel
[ˈbɛv/əl]1. n (surface) → superficie f obliqua ; (bevel edge) → spigolo smussato
2. vt → smussare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bevel
(ˈbevəl) noun a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner). A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge. skuinskant حافَّةٌ مائِله откос chanfro zkosení, zešikmení die Abschrägung skråkant λοξή γωνία bisel kaldserv زاویه مورب؛ غیر قائم viisto biseau שפוע, שיפוע गोनिया, कोण बनाने का एक यंत्र oštar rub szög sisi miring skái, sniðbrún angolo smussato 斜角 빗면 nuožulnus kraštas slīpums permukaan serong schuine rand skråkant ukos مایله سطحه ګونیا obliquidade margine tăiată oblic скос, грань skosená hrana poševno rezilo kosina fas, snedslipad kant มุมเอียง meyil, eğim 斜切邊 загострення; скіс کنارہ ، ڈھلوان کنارہ góc xiên 斜边
ˈbevelled adjectivebevelled glass. hoekige, skuins مَشْطوب، مَحْفوف، مائِل конично chanfrado zkosený, zešikmený abgeschrägt facetslebet λοξά κομμένος biselado viltulõigatud اریب؛ مورب viistottu biseauté מְשוּפָּע प्रवणित kos, urezan rézsútos bersisi miring sem er með sniðbrún smussato 縁を削った 비스듬한 nusklembtas []slīpēts gelas serong afgekant fasettslipt, med skråkant fazowany ریونده سطحه convexo tăiat oblic гранёный skosený poševno odrezan iskošeno slipad, fasad ซึ่งมีผิวหรือขอบเอียง meyilli, eğimli 斜切的 скошений کسی چیز کا کنارہ بنانا có tính chất xiên 倾斜的
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bevel
n (of a needle, etc.) bisel mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.