bezel

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For while there's nothing exactly innovative about its basic sculpting, the bezel is at least slender and glossy enough to appeal.

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  1. noun A slanting surface or bevel on the edge of a cutting tool, such as a chisel.
  2. noun The upper, faceted portion of a cut gem, above the girdle and below the table.
  3. noun A groove or flange designed to hold a beveled edge, as of a watch crystal or a gem.

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  • In case you missed some of the earlier hands-on videos, perhaps the most striking thing about this one is just how tiny it really is (head on past the break for a comparison shot), although Pocketables says that it's well built and "makes a positive first impression when held in the hand," even if the bezel is apparently a bit chunky. —  We Blog A Lot
  • For while there's nothing exactly innovative about its basic sculpting, the bezel is at least slender and glossy enough to appeal. —  TrustedReviews Site-wide Feed
  • Samsung doesn't mention why exactly the bezel is a different thickness on two sides. —  I4U News
  • The speakers are hidden in the bezel, which is a nice touch, and it's got 4 HDMI 1.3 inputs, along with component, composite, and USB. —  The Bleeding Edge
  • Along the bottom of the bezel is a grey "lip" that extends 18mm with a raised silver BenQ logo on the middle and a green LED power button on the far right. —  ZDNET.com.au
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  1. Probably French dialectal; akin to French biseau, from bis, two times, from Latin; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also bezil, basil, and formerly beazel, bazil, bezle, etc., from Old French *besel, bisel (French biseau), sloping edge, a bevel, = Spanish Portuguese bisel; origin unknown; perhaps (a) from Latin bis, double, + diminutive suffix -el, or (b) from Middle Latin bisalus, a stone with two angles or slopes, from Latin bis, twice, + ala, a wing. Cf. axil and aisle.
  2. Also basil; from bezel, n.
 

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