different between bevel vs devel

English

Etymology

From an Old French diminutive of baïf (“open-mouthed”), from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *bad?re, present active infinitive of bado (“I gape, yawn, am open”), probably of imitative origin. Related to Italian badare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?v?l/
• Rhymes: -?v?l

Noun

bevel (plural bevels)

1. An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

2. An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.

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Derived terms

• bevelment
• bevel gear

Translations

Verb

bevel (third-person singular simple present bevels, present participle (UK) bevelling or (US) beveling, simple past and past participle (UK) bevelled or (US) beveled)

1. (transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.

Derived terms

• beveller

Translations

Adjective

bevel (comparative more bevel, superlative most bevel)

1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.

2. Morally distorted; not upright.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• BLEVE, bleve

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beveel. Equivalent to a deverbal from bevelen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??v?l/, [-v??], [-f??]
• Hyphenation: be?vel
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

bevel n (plural bevelen, diminutive bevelletje n)

1. order, command

Derived terms

• bevelhebber
• bevelhebster
• bevelvoerder
• opperbevel

Anagrams

• bleve

English

Noun

devel (plural devels)

1. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of devvel

Verb

devel (third-person singular simple present devels, present participle develling, simple past and past participle develled)

1. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of devvel

Anagrams

• delve

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deovel, deevel, devil, dyvel, devul, devyl, devell, devyll, deul, dewel, deyle, devull, dele

Etymology

From Old English d?ofol, d?oful, from earlier d?obul, from Ancient Greek ???????? (diábolos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?v?l/, /?d?v?l/, /de?l/

Noun

devel (plural develes or defles or develen)

1. Satan, Lucifer (in Early ME, without the definite article)
2. A devil; an evil creature that resides in Christian hell in Christianity
3. A pagan or heretical god; a deity considered to be false or an idol.
4. (figuratively) A malicious or sinful person; one who is evil.
5. (rare) A fantastic beast or monstrous creature.

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: devil (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: deil, deel, deevil
• Yola: deevil

References

• “d??vel, devel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (deva), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Noun

devel m (plural devela)

1. god

Derived terms

Descendants

• Caló: debel

References

• Y?suke Sumi (2018) , “devel”, in ??????????????????? [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, ?ISBN, page 136