bevel
noun
[ ˈbɛv(ə)l ]
• a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge.
• "a very small 45° bevel is ground on the top surface"
Similar:
slope,
slant,
angle,
cant,
chamfer,
mitre,
oblique,
diagonal,
tilt,
bezel,
bevel
verb
• change (a square edge on an object) to a sloping one.
• "polish the face of the plate and bevel the edge"
Origin:
late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘oblique’): from an Old French diminutive of baif ‘open-mouthed’, from baer ‘to gape’ (see bay3).
