- to cut on the bevel
- couper à fausse équerre
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction – materials & technologies, 2nd edition, la Maison du dictionnaire. 2007.
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction – materials & technologies, 2nd edition, la Maison du dictionnaire. 2007.
Bevel — Bev el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beveled} (?) or {Bevelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beveling} or {Bevelling}.] To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — bev•el [[t]ˈbɛv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) bui the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles 2) bui a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces 3) bui… … From formal English to slang
bevel — /ˈbɛvəl / (say bevuhl) noun 1. the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles. 2. an adjustable instrument used by woodworkers for laying out angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular… …
Bevel gear — Bev el gear (Mech.) A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — I. adjective Date: circa 1600 oblique, beveled < a bevel edge > II. noun Etymology: Middle French *bevel, from Old French *baivel, from baïf with open mouth, from baer to yawn more at abeyance Date: 1610 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bevel wheel — Wheel Wheel (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bevel gear — A pair of toothed wheels with teeth cut on a surface at an angle other than 90° to the axis of the shaft on which the wheels are mounted. Bevel gear permits one shaft to drive another shaft that is not parallel to it … Aviation dictionary
bevel gear — one of the pair of gears with teeth surfaces cut in such a way that they can join unparallel gear shafts … English contemporary dictionary
Opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War — The movement against US involvment in the in Vietnam War began in the United States with demonstrations in 1964 and grew in strength in later years. The US became polarized between those who advocated continued involvement in Vietnam, and those… … Wikipedia