What does "bezel" mean?
The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
Bezel
/ˈbɛz.əl/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
- Grammar: bezel is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: bank, bevel, chase, chink.
- Usage evidence: The bezel on that old iPhone model was white.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
- 2 a sloping edge on a cutting tool wordnet
- 3 The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.
- 4 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."
- 5 The panel that covers the front of a computer case, or the panel covering each drive bay that can be removed to install a removable drive that requires external access, such as a CD/DVD-ROM drive, which usually has its own preinstalled bezel.
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- 6 The area on the front of a computing device surrounding the display.
"Modern smartphones have very thin bezels."
Example
"The bezel on that old iPhone model was white."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bezel"?
Common synonyms include: bank, bevel, chase, chink, chute, corrugation.
How do you use "bezel" in a sentence?
The bezel on that old iPhone model was white.
How do you pronounce "bezel"?
Pronounced /ˈbɛz.əl/.
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.