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Edge of a printing plate that has been trimmed on an angle so that it can be more easily gripped by a clamp when used in the printing process.

1. The angle which one surface of a body makes with another surface when they are not at right angles.
2. See door bevel.
3. See lock bevel
4. A bevelsquare.

The inclination that one surface makes with another when not at right angles; in cavity preparation, a cut that produces an angle of more than 90 degrees with a cavity wall.

• Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - bevel: (vb) cut intersection of two faces to form third face at oblique angles to both
• Measuring and Marking Tools - bevel: rule with adjustable arm that opens to form measured angles, used for drawing or shaping sloped edges

Side views of a bevel (above) and a chamfer (below)

A bevelled edge refers to an edge of a structure that is not perpendicular to the faces of the piece. The words bevel and chamfer overlap in usage; in general usage they are often interchanged, while in technical usage they may sometimes be differentiated as shown in the image at right. A bevel is typically used to soften the edge of a piece either for safety, wear resistance, aesthetics, or to facilitate mating with another piece.

Contents 1 Applications 1.1 Cutting tools 1.2 Graphic design 1.3 Glass and mirrors 1.4 Geology 1.5 Sports 1.6 Cards 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Applications

Cutting tools

Most cutting tools have a bevelled edge which is apparent when one examines the grind. Bevel angles can be duplicated using a sliding T bevel.

Graphic design

Typographic bevels are shading and artificial shadows that emulate the appearance of a 3-dimensional letter. The bevel is a relatively common effect in graphic editors such as Photoshop. As such, it is in widespread use in mainstream logos and other design elements.

Glass and mirrors

Bevelled edges are a common aesthetic nicety added to window panes and mirrors.

Geology

Geologists refer to any slope of land into a stratum of different elevation as a bevel.^[1]

Sports

In waterskiing, a bevel is the transition area between the side of the ski and the bottom of the ski. Beginners tend to prefer sharp bevels, which allow the ski to glide on the water surface.^[2]

Cards

With a deck of cards, you can slide the top portion back so that the back of the deck is at an angle. This can be used in card tricks; see also Glossary of conjuring terms.

See also

• Chamfer
• Taper

References

1. ^ Anvil Point – Some examples of bevels in landscape. Retrieved January 26, 2007.
2. ^ About.com or Goode Water Skis. Retrieved January 26, 2007.

External links

Look up bevel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - smig, facetskåret kant
v. tr. - skråskære, facetskære
v. intr. - være i smig, være facetslebet

Nederlands (Dutch)
schuin(e rand), hoek, hoekmeter, afschuinen, geren, afkanten, hellen

Français (French)
n. - biseau, fausse équerre, surface oblique
v. tr. - tailler en biseau
v. intr. - tailler en biseau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schräge
v. - abschrägen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λοξή γωνία, λοξή τομή
v. - λοξοτομώ, φαλτσοκόβω

Italiano (Italian)
spigolo, smussare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bisel (m), chanfradura (f)
v. - chanfrar

Русский (Russian)
фаска, снимать фаску

Español (Spanish)
n. - bisel, pestaña
v. tr. - biselar
v. intr. - hacer o colocar un bisel o pestaña

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smygvinkel, kon, fas, nedslipad kant
v. - snedslipa, fasa, slipa av

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
斜面, 斜角, 斜边, 斜角规, 使成斜面, 成斜面, 下斜

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斜面, 斜角, 斜邊, 斜角規
v. tr. - 使成斜面
v. intr. - 成斜面, 下斜

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사각, 경사, 각도자
v. tr. - 비스듬히 자르다[하다]
v. intr. - 비스듬히 자르다[하다]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 斜角, 傾斜
v. - 斜めに切る, 斜角を付ける, 傾く
adj. - 斜角の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حافه مائله, زاويه تخطيط مائله, مسطرة زاويه (فعل) قص ( الزجاج) بحافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיפוע, קצה משופע, שיפוע קל שעושים במתכת לשם ריתוך עם מתכת אחרת, מזווית - מכשיר לרישום זוויות על עץ ואבן‬
v. tr. - ‮המדיר, שיפע קצה‬
v. intr. - ‮המדיר, שיפע קצה, היה משופע‬