BEVELMENT

Etymology

Noun

bevelment (plural bevelments)

(mineralogy) The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes.

Source: Wiktionary


Bev"el*ment, n. (Min.)

Definition: The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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