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How to pronounce bevel in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chamfer
Type of cut
Has types cone, miter


bevel the surface.
Type Words
Synonyms cant, chamfer
Type of edge
Has types splay
Type Words
Synonyms bevel square
Type of hand tool

Examples of bevel

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The heel should bevel in to promote this rolling effect and avert shin injuries.
From the democratandchronicle.com
On each floor horizontal shafts engaged with the main shaft using bevel gearing.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Next bevel the side edges of the door so it clears the frame when it swings open.
From the dailyherald.com
Bevel was on the front lines of the struggle for racial equality during the 1960s.
From the washingtonpost.com
They might have a bevel on just one edge, said to create more precise cutting.
From the washingtonpost.com
Bevel was a front-and-center figure in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
From the washingtonpost.com
The heels are made of bevel-carved wood covered in deep red Moroccan leather.
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Bevel died Friday in Virginia of pancreatic cancer, said a daughter, Chevara Orrin.
From the stltoday.com
The bevel protractor is used to establish and test angles to very close tolerances.
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More examples
  • Cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"
  • Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
  • A hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
  • A beveled edge refers to an edge of a structure that is not perpendicular to the faces of the piece. The words bevel and chamfer overlap in usage; in general usage they are often interchanged, while in technical usage they may sometimes be differentiated as shown in the image at right.
  • An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle; To give a canted edge to a surface
  • (Beveled) An angled part or surface, usually an angle other than a right angle.
  • (Beveled) Clapboards that are tapered rather than cut perfectly rectangular
  • (Beveled) Boards cut at an oblique angle prior to covering, as opposed to the standard 90 degree cut.
  • (Beveled) Any surface that is cut at an angle less than 90 degrees.