bevel

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
  2. noun a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
  3. verb cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

Etymology

From Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cant, chamfer

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