bezel
The sloping edge or face on a cutting toolThe sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
» The bezel on that old iPhone model was white.
Meaning
4 sensesThe sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
geschliffene Schneidefläche, Fase, Facette
a sloping edge 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.
obere Hauptfacette
граньgranʹ, фасе́тfasét
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.
Fassung, Lünette
гнездо́gnezdó
A formed external frame or cover affixed to a device for protective or aesthetic purpose
Modern smartphones have very thin bezels.
Frontblende, Blende
фальшпане́льfalʹšpanélʹ
Examples
4 sentencesThe bezel on that old iPhone model was white.
This screen has wide bezels.
This screen has thin bezels.
ruУ этого экрана тонкие рамки.
A smartphone bezel is the plastic or metal border on its front surface, surrounding the screen.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 4
Origin
Borrowed from French bisel, a dialectal variant of biseau (“sloping edge”), a variation onBorrowed 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”).
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