Bevel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɹuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈatɹəfid/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈatɹəfid/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɹuːm/.

Examples

bevel the surface

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bevel square cant chamfer

Parts of Speech

noun	two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
noun	a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
verb	cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel “bevel the surface”

Word Forms

bevel	verb	cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
cant	verb	heel over
chamfer	verb	cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
bevel	noun	two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
chamfer	noun	two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fase

Zwei Flächen treffen in einem anderen Winkel als 90 Grad aufeinander

🇫🇷French

biseau

deux surfaces se rencontrant sous un angle différent de 90 degrés

🇪🇸Spanish

bisel

dos superficies que se encuentran en un ángulo diferente de 90 grados

🇮🇹Italian

smussare

due superfici che si incontrano con un angolo diverso da 90 gradi

🇳🇱Dutch

schuine kant

twee oppervlakken die elkaar ontmoeten onder een hoek die verschilt van 90 graden

🇵🇹Portuguese

bisel

duas superfícies que se encontram em um ângulo diferente de 90 graus

🇷🇺Russian

скос

две поверхности встречаются под углом, отличным от 90 градусов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुकना

दो सतहें 90 डिग्री से भिन्न कोण पर मिलती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বেভেল

দুটি পৃষ্ঠ 90 ডিগ্রী থেকে ভিন্ন একটি কোণে মিলিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைவு

இரண்டு மேற்பரப்புகள் 90 டிகிரியிலிருந்து வேறுபட்ட கோணத்தில் சந்திக்கின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

బెవెల్

రెండు ఉపరితలాలు 90 డిగ్రీల నుండి భిన్నమైన కోణంలో కలుస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

बेवेल

दोन पृष्ठभाग 90 अंशांपेक्षा भिन्न कोनात भेटतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેવલ

બે સપાટીઓ 90 ડિગ્રીથી અલગ ખૂણા પર મળે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆವೆಲ್

ಎರಡು ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಗಳು 90 ಡಿಗ್ರಿಗಿಂತ ಭಿನ್ನವಾದ ಕೋನದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബെവൽ

രണ്ട് ഉപരിതലങ്ങൾ 90 ഡിഗ്രിയിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യത്യസ്തമായ ഒരു കോണിൽ കൂടിച്ചേരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਵਲ

ਦੋ ਸਤਹ 90 ਡਿਗਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖਰੇ ਕੋਣ 'ਤੇ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیول

دو سطحیں 90 ڈگری سے مختلف زاویہ پر مل رہی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斜角

两个表面以非 90 度的角度相交

🇯🇵Japanese

ベベル

90度とは異なる角度で交わる2つの面

🇰🇷Korean

사각

90도가 아닌 각도로 만나는 두 표면

🇻🇳Vietnamese

góc xiên

hai bề mặt gặp nhau ở một góc khác 90 độ

🇹🇭Thai

เอียง

พื้นผิวทั้งสองมาบรรจบกันด้วยมุมที่แตกต่างจาก 90 องศา

🇮🇩Indonesian

memiringkan

dua permukaan bertemu pada sudut yang berbeda dari 90 derajat

🇵🇭Filipino

tapyas

dalawang ibabaw na nagtatagpo sa isang anggulo na naiiba sa 90 degrees

🇲🇾Malay

serong

dua permukaan bertemu pada sudut yang berbeza daripada 90 darjah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شطبة

يلتقي سطحان بزاوية مختلفة عن 90 درجة

🇮🇷Persian

اریب

دو سطح در زاویه ای متفاوت از 90 درجه به هم می رسند

🇹🇷Turkish

eğim

90 dereceden farklı bir açıda buluşan iki yüzey

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁפּוּעַ

שני משטחים הנפגשים בזווית שונה מ-90 מעלות

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