ˈbevəl n. & v. --n. 1 a
slope from the horizontal or
vertical in
carpentry and stonework; a sloping
surface or
edge. 2 (in full bevel square) a
tool for marking angles in carpentry and stonework. --v. (bevelled, bevelling; US beveled, beveling) 1 tr.
reduce (a
square edge) to a sloping edge. 2 intr. slope at an
angle;
slant. øbevel
gear a gear
working another gear at an angle to it by
means of bevel wheels. bevel
wheel a toothed wheel
whose working
face is
oblique to the axis. [OF bevel (unrecorded) f. baìf f. baer gape]