Definition of bezel
1 : a rim that holds a transparent covering (as on a watch, clock, or headlight) or that is rotatable and has special markings (as on a watch)
2 gems : the oblique (see 1oblique 1a) side or face of a cut gem; specifically : the upper faceted portion of a brilliant projecting from the setting — see brilliant illustration
3 jewelry : a usually metal rim of a piece of jewelry in which an ornament (such as a gem) is set
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Recent Examples of bezel from the Web
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The phone's display fills most of the front, save for a camera cutout, slim bezels and a small chin at the bottom.
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To put it in numerical perspective, the ultra thin bezels around the display of the phone result in a hugely impressive screen-to-body ratio of 80%.
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Apple’s current considerations call for a video camera to be integrated into the top bezel of the Apple Watch 2, enabling users to make and receive FaceTime calls on the move via their wrists.
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And MSI has even given it a unibody MacBook-a-like black screen bezel.
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Origin and Etymology of bezel
probably from dialect form of French biseau bezel, from Middle French
First Known Use: 1611
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