bezel

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɛz.əl/ Homophone: bezzle === Noun === bezel (plural bezels) 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. 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. Synonym: collet (computing) 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. (computing) The area on the front of a computing device surrounding the display. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === beazle bevel collet === References === “bezel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bezel. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbezəl/ [ˈbe.zəl] Rhymes: -ezəl Syllabification: be‧zel === Noun === bezêl (plural bezel-bezel) (computing) bezel: the area on the front of a computing device surrounding the display === Further reading === “bezel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016