bevel

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bev·el /ˈbevəl/ noun [countable]  1. TIa sloping edge or surface, usually along the edge of a piece of wood or glass 〔常见于木材或玻璃边缘的〕斜边，斜面2. TZa tool for making this kind of edge or surface 斜角规 —bevelled adjective bevelled glass 斜边玻璃

Examples from the Corpus

bevel• Carvers put a bevel on both sides of the edge.• The primary bevels were ground back and feathered away on the grindstone, taking care not to overheat and destroy the temper.• Then the secondary bevel was carefully cut with a fine silicone coated felt wheel.• This angle can be easily read off the original using a sliding bevel and transferred to the new rail.• Even in this case, some work needs doing to the back of the bevel to bring them to optimum usefulness.• Sometimes the bevel elbow is so crucial, it makes certain cuts impossible.• Remember that the thicker the board, the wider the bevel of the cut.Origin bevel (1600-1700) Old French baïf “with the mouth wide open”, from baer; → ABASHED

bev·el nounChineseSyllable  

sloping along a edge or Corpus usually edge of surface, the

bevel
bev‧el /ˈbevəl/ noun [countable]1. a sloping edge or surface, usually along the edge of a piece of wood or glass
2. a tool for making this kind of edge or surface
—bevelled adjective:
    bevelled glass

bevelBrE /ˈbevl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbevl/ 🔊 nouna sloping edge or surface, for example at the side of a picture frame or sheet of glass 斜边；斜面a tool for making sloping edges on wood or stone 斜角规