bezel

Significado (Inglés)

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.
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.
5. The area on the front of a computing device surrounding the display.

Conceptos

bisel

chaflán

amento

faceta

achaflanar

Sinónimos

collet

setting

bevel

dowser

facet

frame

gobo

hood

mount

race

raceway

socket

occluder

race way

spill shield

housing washer

pedestal ring

seat ring

light screen

viser

diaphragm

douser

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈbɛz.əl/

Etimología (Inglés)

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.