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bevel

/bev-uhl/US // ˈbɛv əl //UK // (ˈbɛvəl) //

坡口,斜面,坡道,坡度

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
    • : a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces.Compare chamfer.
    • : the oblique end that hits the strike plate.
    • : the side facing in the same direction as the bevel at the end of the bolt.Compare regular bevel, reverse bevel.
    • : bevel square.
    • : an adjustable instrument for drawing angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular inclination.
    • : Printing. beard.
  1. 1

    bev·eled, bev·el·ing or bev·elled, bev·el·ling.

    • : to cut or slant at a bevel: to bevel an edge to prevent splintering.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also beveled; especially British, bevelled. oblique; sloping; slanted.

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Examples

  • The mandibles are powerful, with bevelled tips and three or four teeth on the edge of the bevel.

  • With overhead cam-shafts, bevel gears work out very well in practice, as in the Hall-Scott motors and others of that type.

  • If both are of the same diameter, they are called bevel gears; if of different diameters, miter gears.

  • There are several forms of differential gears, differing largely as to combination of spur or bevel cogs.

  • The makers claim that lost motion can be taken up in a bevel gear much better than in a spur gear.