Bev·el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beveled (░) or Bevelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Beveling or Bevelling.] To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of.
Bev·eled, Bev·elled a.
1. Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; as, the beveled edge of a table.
2. Min. Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the adjacent planes, as an edge; having its edges replaced by sloping planes, as a cube or other solid.
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bevel
n 1: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
[syn: cant, chamfer]
2: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together
so you can draw or measure angles of any size [syn: bevel
square]
v : cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" [syn:
chamfer]
[also: bevelling, bevelled]