bevel
pronunciation
How to pronounce bevel in British English:
UK [ˈbevl]
How to pronounce bevel in American English:
US [ ˈbevl]
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- Noun:
- 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
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- Verb:
- cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
Word Origin
- bevel (adj.)
- 1560s, possibly from Old French *baivel (Modern French béveau, biveau), possibly from bayer "to gape, yawn," from Latin *batare "to yawn, gape," from Latin root *bat-, possibly imitative of yawning. If so, the time gap is puzzling. The verb is first recorded 1670s. The noun is 1670s, from the adjective.
Example
- 1. Then apply some bevel and emboss and a gradient overlay .
- 2. A slight bevel is used to cleanly separate the buttons .
- 3. Double-click on the desired layer and check the box bevel and emboss .
- 4. Spiral bevel gear , one stage .
- 5. Study on design and manufacture of the face-hobbed straight bevel gears .