dévers

First attested in the end of the 17^th century; deverbal from déverser.

• IPA^(key): /de.vɛʁ/

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dévers (feminine déverse, masculine plural dévers, feminine plural déverses)

1. (rare) out of plumb, unplumb, not vertical

   ce mur est dévers ― this wall is out of plumb

dévers m (plural dévers)

1. a cant, bevel, tilt

   Synonyms: inclinaison, pente

2. (especially, railroad transportation) cant, superelevation: a railroad tracks adjustment where the inner rail and outer rail are put at different level from each other, used in curved tracks to ease off strains caused by centrifugal force and to obtain the necessary centripetal force
3. (especially, climbing) an overhang

   l’escaladeur n’avait pas assez de mou pour le dévers ― the mountain climber didn't have enough slack for the overhang

• “dévers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.