bezel vs chine

bezel

noun
  • The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool. 

  • The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting. 

  • 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 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. 

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

chine

noun
  • The back of the blade on a scythe. 

  • The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave. 

  • A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea. 

  • The top of a ridge. 

  • The spine of an animal. 

  • A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck. 

  • A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. 

  • A longitudinal line of sharp change in the cross-section profile of the fuselage or similar body. 

  • A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull. 

verb
  • To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces. 

  • To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine. 

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