Bezel

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  • noun. A slanting surface or bevel on the edge of a cutting tool, such as a chisel.
  • noun. The upper, faceted portion of a cut gem, above the girdle and below the table.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A groove or flange designed to hold a beveled edge, as of a gem.
  • noun. A ring that secures the crystal of a watch or chronometer, often rotatable and marked so as to allow timekeeping functions.
  • noun. The plastic frame around the screen of a television or monitor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The slope at the edge of a cutting-tool, as a chisel or plane. It is generally single, but sometimes double.
  • noun. The oblique side or face of a gem; specifically, one of four similarly situated four-sided facets on the top or crown of a brilliant, which are sometimes called templets. See cut under brilliant.
  • noun. In jewelry: That part of the setting of a precious stone which incloses it and by which it is held in place.
  • noun. A flat surface of gold engraved with any device to serve as a seal, when a stone is not used. See chaton.
  • noun. In watch-making, the grooved flange or rim in which the crystal of a watch is set.
  • To grind to an edge; cut to a sloping edge; bevel.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool
  • noun. The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting
  • noun. 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; the collet.
  • noun. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a sloping edge on a cutting tool
  • Word Usage
    "The kindle could be more sleek if the bezel is thinner and allow more room for bigger screen."
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    beazle  collet  
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    edge  
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    edge