Bevel

DEFINITION

The meeting of a line or surface with another at any angle other than 90?, or the angle at which they meet. Also, carving or cutting to make a bevel; a chamfer. It may also be an instrument which is formed by joining two rules as adjustable arms in order to measure or draw angles of any size or to fix a surface at an angle; an instrument also known as a sliding bevel or bevel square.Also see bezel, dado, jewelry, molding, oblique, ogee, profile, splay, and tools.