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bezel

n. countable
C1 Advanced UK //bˈɛzəl// bezel

n. the frame or border that goes around the screen of a device like a phone or watch. It is the part that holds the glass in place.

n. the frame or rim that surrounds a screen, lens, or other component. In computing, it specifically refers to the border of a display screen or the ring that holds a watch face.


SIMPLE

The new phone has a very thin bezel.

CONTEXTUAL

The designer chose a matte black bezel to make the screen look larger and more modern.

COMPLEX

While early smartphones featured thick bezels for structural integrity, modern manufacturing allows for ultra-thin frames that maximize the screen-to-body ratio without compromising durability.

Origin

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.

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