noun / verb
bevel
BEV-ul/ˈbevl/
A sloping edge or surface, or the act of shaping one.
A broad bevel forms a sloping strip along the wooden block's edge.
Etymology
The deeper origin is uncertain. Early uses described angles and slopes; the noun came to name an angle between adjacent sides, the geometric basis of today's slanted edge or surface.
In context
the other end the one with the inch scale has a 30° bevel now what that does is it gets your inch scale closer to your workpiece
More examples
- A narrow bevel surrounds the mirror.
- She measures the angle of the bevel.
- The tool leaves a neatly beveled edge.
Forms
bevel · bevels · beveled · beveling
Similar words
- chamfer
- Usually a narrow flat sloping surface cut across an edge.
- slope
- Any incline, without implying a worked edge.