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BEVEL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: bevelled    , bevelling   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

bevel; bevel square

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bevel" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

Synonyms:

bevel; cant; chamfer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bevel" is a kind of...):

edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bevel"):

splay (an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger)

Derivation:

bevel (cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

Example:

bevel the surface

Synonyms:

bevel; chamfer

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "bevel" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bevel"):

miter (bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint)

cone (make cone-shaped)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

bevel (two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees)

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