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bevel

/ˈbevəl/BEH-vuhl
/ˈbɛvəl/BEH-vuhl

Meaningadjustable angle tool

Common meaning: slanted edge or cut

Journey through time

  1. Old French-elsource
  2. Frenchbuveau‘adjustable angle tool’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsadjustable angle tool → slanted edge or cutbevel‘slanted edge or cut’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French -el ‘adjustable angle tool’.

Roots

  • -el Old French “adjustable angle tool”

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