bezel

English

Etymology

From old (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French dialect biseau (“sloping edge”), variation on bijou (“jewel”), itself probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Breton bisou, bizou (“ring worn on the finger”), from biz (“finger”).

Unrelated to similar bevel, which is of distinct French origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛz.əl/

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• Homophone: bezzle

Noun

bezel (plural bezels)

1. The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
2. The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Translations

the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool

• Bulgarian: скосеният край на длето (skosenijat kraj na dleto)
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• Finnish: viiste (fi)

the oblique side or face of a cut gem

• Bulgarian: фасет (bg) m (faset)
• Finnish: viiste (fi) (side), taulu (fi) (face)
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• Russian: грань (ru) f (granʹ), фасе́т (ru) m (fasét)

the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 盤座／盘座, ^{(please verify)} 盘座 (pánzuò)

• Dutch: vatting (nl) f, montuur (nl)
• Finnish: viiste (fi)
• French: chaton (fr) m, monture (fr) f
• German: Fassung (de) f
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• Greek:

  Ancient: σφενδόνη f (sphendónē)

• Italian: incastonatura (it) f, castone (it) m
• Latin: pāla f
• Russian: гнездо́ (ru) n (gnezdó)
• Thai: หนามเตย (th) (nǎam-dtəəi)

the panel that covers the front of a computer case or the panel covering each drive bay

• Finnish: etupaneeli
• German: Frontblende f, Blende (de) f
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• Russian: фальшпане́ль f (falʹšpanélʹ)

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Translations to be checked

• (deprecated template usage) Japanese: 斜面 (しゃめん, shamen)
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• (deprecated template usage) Korean: 날의 사면 (nalui samyeon)

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