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noun
Bevel  n.  
1.
Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; as, to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the bevel of a piece of timber.
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; called also a bevel square.






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"Bevel" Quotes from Famous Books



... are rather less so than on the back. The legs, which are quite well-formed, are short and feeble in comparison with the animal's size. The head has a strong, horny cap for a cranium. The mandibles are powerful, with bevelled tips and three or four teeth on the edge of the bevel. ...
— More Hunting Wasps • J. Henri Fabre

... for neater work such as facings, the bolster and club-hammer; the cold chisel is for general cutting away, and for chases and holes. When bricks require to be cut, the work is set out with the square, bevel and compasses. If the brick to be shaped is a hard one it is placed on a V-shaped cutting block, an incision made where desired with the tin saw, and after the bolster and club-hammer have removed the portion of the brick, the scutch, really a small axe, is used to hack off the rough parts. For cutting ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 - "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" • Various

... bona. Best (adv.) la plej bone. Bestial besta. Bestir, one's self sin movetadi, vigligxi. Bestow donaci. Bet veti. Bet veto. Betimes frue. Betray perfidi. Betroth fiancxigi. Betrothing fiancxigxo. Better (adj.) pli bona. Better (adv.) pli bone. Between inter. Bevel trancxi oblikve. Beverage trinkajxo. Bewail ploregi. Bewilder konfuzi. Bewitch ensorcxi. Bewitchment ensorcxo. Beyond preter. Beyond (across) trans. Biassed partia. Bible Biblio. Biblical Biblia. Bicker disputi. ...
— English-Esperanto Dictionary • John Charles O'Connor and Charles Frederic Hayes

... prepare As could on earth but few men. Firm laid across the torrent's course, Their work withstands its mighty force, So damming it from shore to shore, That, gliding smoothly o'er, In even sheets the waters pour. Their work, as it proceeds, they grade and bevel, Or bring it up to plumb or level; First lay their logs, and then with mortar smear, As if directed by an engineer. Each labours for the public good; The old command, the youthful brood Cut down, and shape, and place ...
— The Fables of La Fontaine - A New Edition, With Notes • Jean de La Fontaine

... for making joints of the above class are: planes, the gauge, tenon or other saw, chisels, try square, and in some cases a joiner's bevel to obtain and mark the necessary ...
— Woodwork Joints - How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. • William Fairham

... tire bricks, and finally by a second thickness of boiler plate. The well is closed by means of a large plate of iron 6 inches thick, 10 feet in length, and 88 feet in width. The winch which maneuvers this mass is placed at E. It actuates a system of bevel wheels, keyed at F, which transmit motion to two horizontal screws (hidden under the stage) that actuate the plate, H. This latter is provided with two parallel series of five rollers each that revolve over long and strong pieces of wood covered with rails. Electric ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 • Various

... nailed to it; a strip of the same thickness as ribs, say 1-1/4 inches, nailed on to the sill to fill up the space between the ribs, and is then covered by the outside plinth or base. The other plan is to set the studs back 1-1/4 inches from face edge of sill; then let the end of ribs bevel down on the sill, or dovetail them ...
— Woodward's Country Homes • George E. Woodward



Words linked to "Bevel" :   cone, bevel square, hand tool, cut, bevel gear, cant, edge, chamfer, splay, miter



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