bezel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɛz.əl/ (UK, US)
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Etymology
Borrowed from French bisel, a dialectal variant of biseau (“sloping edge”), a variation on bijou (“jewel”), itself from Breton bisou, bizou (“ring worn on the finger”), from biz (“finger”). Unrelated to similar bevel, which is of a different French origin.
Meanings
- The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
- The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.
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The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
“There,” she went on, “it must be one like to it, and yet never did I see one like to it, for thereto hung a history, and he who wore it prized it much. But the scarab that I knew was not set thus in the bezel of a ring.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
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(qualifier:industrial design) A formed external frame or cover affixed to a device for protective or aesthetic purpose
Modern smartphones have very thin bezels.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bezels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (39)
ru фальшпане́ль (the panel that covers the front of a computer case or the panel covering each drive bay) · nl vatting (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · de Blende (the panel that covers the front of a computer case or the panel covering each drive bay) · it incastonatura (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · es bisel (the oblique side or face of a cut gem) · de Frontblende (the panel that covers the front of a computer case or the panel covering each drive bay) · cs fazeta (the oblique side or face of a cut gem) · la pāla (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · fr chaton (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · grc σφενδόνη (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · nl montuur (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · bg фасет (the oblique side or face of a cut gem) · th หนามเตย (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · de geschliffene Schneidefläche (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · pl ścięcie (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · ru грань (the oblique side or face of a cut gem) · ota قاش (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · pl ukos (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · fr monture (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · de Facette (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · fi viiste (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · de obere Hauptfacette (the oblique side or face of a cut gem) · fi viiste (the oblique side or face of a cut gem) · pl kant (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · fi taulu (the oblique side or face of a cut gem) · ru фасе́т (the oblique side or face of a cut gem) · ru гнездо́ (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · pl faseta (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · pl faseta (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · de Fassung (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · pl faseta (the oblique side or face of a cut gem) · es bisel (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · fi etupaneeli (the panel that covers the front of a computer case or the panel covering each drive bay) · de Lünette (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · de Fase (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · fi viiste (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · cs fazeta (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool) · it castone (the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object) · bg скосеният край на длето (the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool)