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bezel
[ bez-uhl ]
noun
- the diagonal face at the end of the blade of a chisel, or the like, leading to the edge.
- Jewelry.
- that part of a ring, bracelet, etc., to which gems are attached.
- a grooved ring or rim holding a gem, watch crystal, etc., in its setting.
- Automotive. the part of a vehicle's bodywork that surrounds a light.
- the plastic or metal rim framing and protecting the screen on a phone, tablet, or other device:
Phones without visible bezels have a clean, minimalistic look, but when you’re always holding your phone by its screen, it smudges up pretty fast.
bezel
/ ˈbɛzəl /
noun
- the sloping face adjacent to the working edge of a cutting tool
- the upper oblique faces of a cut gem
- a grooved ring or part holding a gem, watch crystal, etc
- a retaining outer rim used in vehicle instruments, e.g. in tachometers and speedometers
- a small indicator light used in vehicle instrument panels
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Example Sentences
The bezel was turned inward, and, in the centre of that bezel, the blue diamond shone with all its glorious splendor.
From incised lines near the rim and on the edge of the bezel are small linear “hooks.”
The rim has a smaller edge and omits the heavy raised bezel usually occurring on the typical plates and chargers.
The tube is equipped with a mounting bezel to accept a camera or photomultiplier device.
Upon one face of the bezel the oval of King Armais, the last prince of the eighteenth dynasty, is engraved.
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