reveal
Definitions
General English
- verb to show or mention something which was hidden
General Science
- verb to bring something to view
Aviation
Computing
Construction
- The side of an opening in a wall for a window or door.
- Reveal is the depth of exposure of aggregate in an exposed aggregate finish. See also exposed-aggregate finish.
Origin & History of “reveal”
To
reveal something is etymologically to ‘unveil’ it. The
word comes via Old French
reveler from Latin
revēlāre ‘unveil, disclose’, a
compound verb formed from the prefix
re- ‘back’ (in the
sense ‘reverting to a
former condition’) and
vēlum ‘veil’ (
source of
English veil).
