Definition of: bevel

(bev′əl) noun
1. An inclination of two surfaces other than 90°, as at the edge of a timber, etc.
2. An adjustable instrument for measuring angles: also bevel square.
—adjective Oblique; slanting; beveled.
—v. bev·eled or bev·elled, bev·el·ing or bev·el·ling v.t. To cut or bring to a bevel.
—v.i. To slant. [? <OF. Cf. F beveau.]
BEVEL SQUARE