Bevel Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Bevel has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Definitions

Noun

two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

bevel cant chamfer

a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size

bevel bevel square

An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

Verb

cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

"bevel the surface"

bevel chamfer

To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.

Adjective

Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.

Proper Noun

A surname.