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1
: an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together and opening to any angle for drawing angles or adjusting surfaces to be cut at an angle
2
a
: the angle that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles
b
: the slant of such a surface or line
c
: the surface or line at such a slant or inclination
3
: the part of printing type extending from face to shoulder
Examples of bevel in a Sentence
Noun
the bevel of the mirror
Verb
a tool that is used for beveling wood
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
The flat method requires adjusting the saw blade to make both a bevel and miter cut.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
Christopher Murray, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
The key is to look for those slightly larger lugs with the extra bevel.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 Feb. 2025
This hybrid smartwatch combines physical hands and a traditional watch face with chiseled or beveled lugs.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2023
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Adjective
Here, the nut on the left marks the point at which this bevel head bolt will be cut to length.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
The flat method requires adjusting the saw blade to make both a bevel and miter cut.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
Noun
DeWalt double bevel sliding miter saw: on sale for $499
Original price: $669
Save $170 on this sliding miter saw.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
The key is to look for those slightly larger lugs with the extra bevel.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
Between the 121-millimeter waist and beveled, rockered tip and tail, these Whitewalkers are surfy, slashy, and buoyant as can be.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 Feb. 2025
This hybrid smartwatch combines physical hands and a traditional watch face with chiseled or beveled lugs.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2023
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“Bevel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bevel. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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bevel
1 of 2 noun
bev·el
ˈbev-əl 
1
: the angle that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles
2
: the slant of a bevel
bevel
2 of 2 verb
beveled or bevelled; beveling or bevelling
ˈbev-(ə-)liŋ
: to cut or shape (as an edge) so as to form a bevel
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