to bevel

Examples

• All

• Make sure to bevel the corners of the frame so it fits snugly together.

• A lightweight boiler tube end prep tool can bevel, face, and bore stainless steel and alloy tubes.

  Academic text (2004)

• You do know you need to bevel these chines.

  June, Adrift (2014)

• The holes are also beveled so that the player's fingers can perfectly seal against them.

  Academic text (2008)

• And my edges have been rimmed and beveled.

  Dear John (2010)

• The welders lay a bead in the bottom of the V formed by the beveled edges of two pipes, joining them.

  Fiction book (1998)

• I stood by the open window and looked at Wilbur Pickett dropping a shaved and beveled fence post into a hole.

  Fiction book (2000)

• To create a smooth finish on the furniture, remember to bevel the edges of the tabletop.

• Before assembling the cabinet, you need to bevel the joints for a better fit.

Synonyms

C

to chamfer

vsto bevel

• Specialized

1 9.3

To cut a sloping edge on something to make it less sharp

is more general not focused solely on removing sharpness from corners

C

to cut at a bevel

vsto bevel

• Specialized

6.3

To cut the edge of wood or metal at an angle to make it slanted

focuses on the shaping itself rather than decorative or functional purpose

Phrasal Verbs

C

to cut at a bevel

• Specialized

6.3

To cut the edge of wood or metal at an angle to make it slanted

Compounds

B

bevel gear

• Specialized

6.5

A wheel with teeth set at an angle to change motion between two crossing shafts

B

bevel square

• Specialized

8.2

A hand tool with two arms joined at one end to measure or mark angled lines

How Angled

to miter

• Specialized

1 8.0

to bevel

4 7.2

to chamfer

• Specialized

1 9.3

to square

28 3.4

Surface Forms

Etymology