bevel

Meanings

Noun

• An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
• An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.
• A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.

Verb

• To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.

Adjective

• Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
• Morally distorted; not upright.

Origin

• From an Old French diminutive of baïf, from baer, from Medieval Latin *badāre, present active infinitive of bado, probably of imitative origin. Related to Italian badare.