bevel

bevel

 [bev´el]

1. a slanting edge.

2. the slanted portion of a needle tip that facilitates nontraumatic entry into a vein.

Beveled needle tip.

bev·el

(bev'ĕl),

1. A surface having a sloped or slanting edge.

2. The incline that one surface or line makes with another when not at right angles.

3. The edge of a cutting instrument.

4. To create a slanting edge on a body structure.

bevel

[bev′əl]

Etymology: OFr, baif, open mouth angle

1 any angle, other than a right angle, between two planes or surfaces.

2 (in dentistry) any angle other than 90 degrees between a tooth cut and a cavity wall in the preparation of a tooth cavity. Compare cavosurface bevel, contra bevel.

bev·el

(bev'ĕl)

1. The line of intersection of two surfaces that meet at any angle other than a right angle.

2. The angled point of an injection needle.

[O.Fr.]

bev·el

(bev'ĕl)

1. A surface having a sloped or slanting edge.

2. The incline that one surface or line makes with another when not at right angles.

3. The edge of a cutting instrument.

4. To create a slanting edge on a body structure.

[O.Fr.]

bevel,

n 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° with a cavity wall.

bevel, cavosurface,

n the incline or slant of the cavosurface angle of a prepared cavity wall in relation to the plane of the enamel wall.

bevel, contra,

n blade placement toward the base of the periodontal pocket to separate the sulcular from the external epithelium. Also known as a
reverse, or
internal, bevel.

bevel, incisal,

n the angle of an incisor; it can be less than or greater than 90°.

bevel, instrument,

n the sloping keen edge of a cutting instrument.

bevel, reverse,

n See bevel, contra.