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bevel

Posted on September 5, 2016September 2, 2016 by admin

be vəl

noun
1. the angle, other than a right angle, at which one line or surface intersects another.
He held the saw at a steep bevel as he sawed through the plank.
2. an instrument with an adjustable arm used for drawing angles or setting a surface at an angle.

verb
to cut or slant at an angle other than a right angle.
The carpenter beveled the edges of the table.

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