bevel square

bevel square
an adjustable tool used by woodworkers for laying out angles and for testing the accuracy of surfaces worked to a slope.
[1605-15]

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  • bevel square — Bevel Bev el, n. [C. F. biveau, earlier buveau, Sp. baivel; of unknown origin. Cf. {Bevile}.] 1. Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inclination of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bevel square — noun a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size • Syn: ↑bevel • Hypernyms: ↑hand tool * * * noun see bevel II, 2 * * * an adjustable tool used by woodworkers for laying out angles… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bevel square — /ˈbɛvəl skwɛə/ (say bevuhl skwair) noun → bevel (def. 2) …  

  • bevel square — bev′el square n. bui a tool used by woodworkers for laying out angles and for testing the accuracy of surfaces worked to a slope • Etymology: 1605–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • Bevel — Bev el, n. [C. F. biveau, earlier buveau, Sp. baivel; of unknown origin. Cf. {Bevile}.] 1. Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inclination of such… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bevel — ► NOUN 1) (in carpentry) a surface or edge which slopes away from a horizontal or vertical surface. 2) (also bevel square) a tool for marking angles in carpentry and stonework. ► VERB (bevelled, bevelling; US beveled, beveling) ▪ …   English terms dictionary

  • bevel — [bev′əl] n. [prob. < OFr * baivel, dim. < baif, gaping: see BAY2] 1. a tool consisting of a rule with a movable arm, used in measuring or marking angles and in fixing surfaces at an angle: also bevel square 2. an angle other than a right… …   English World dictionary

  • bevel — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • bevel — beveler; esp. Brit., beveller, n. /bev euhl/, n., v., beveled, beveling or (esp. Brit.) bevelled, bevelling, adj. n. 1. the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles. 2. a surface that does not form a right… …   Universalium

  • bevel —    The meeting of a line or surface with another at any angle other than 90°, or the angle at which they meet. Also, carving or cutting to make a bevel; a chamfer. It may also be an instrument which is formed by joining two rules as adjustable… …   Glossary of Art Terms

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