| 释义 |
bev·el
I. \ˈbevəl\ adjective
Etymology: from (assumed) Middle French bevel, n.
: having the slant of a bevel : oblique, beveled
< a bevel edge >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from (assumed) Middle French bevel (whence Middle French béveau, biveau), from Old French baïf with open mouth, from baer to gape + -if -ive (from Latin -ivus) — more at abeyance
1.
a. : the angle that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles
b. : the slant or inclination of such a surface or line
c. : the surface or line at such a slant or inclination
d. : fleam 2
e. : the part of a piece of printer's type extending from the face to the shoulder — compare beard 4d; see type illustration
2. or bevel square : an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together and opening to any angle for drawing angles or adjusting the surfaces to be given a bevel
3. : bevel wheel 2
4. : the direction in which the bolt of a lock tapers
 [bevel 2]
III. verb
(beveled or bevelled ; beveled or bevelled ; beveling or bevelling \-v(ə)liŋ\ ; bevels)
transitive verb
1. : to cut or shape to a bevel : slope the edge or surface of : put a bevel on
< a carpenter must often bevel the bottom edge of a door to fit a slanting sill >
< a printer bevels a rule in a mitering machine >
< an engraving or electrotype is beveled for fastening to patent bases >
2. geology : to cut across
< the waves beveled a volcanic island >
< the erosion surface bevels an anticlinal structure >
intransitive verb
: to deviate or incline so as not to be at right angles with a line or surface : slant |