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Design Terminology: What's the Difference Between a Bevel and a Bezel?
By Rain Noe - Sep 11, 2017
We designers often take for granted the terminology we use to describe parts of objects. But after seeing laypeople interchangeably use the words "bevel" and "bezel" in an online discussion about the forthcoming iPhone X, it's become clear that not everyone has our command of design and manufacturing vocabulary. Well, Core77 is here to help with this simple breakdown; show these to your layperson friends and they'll never again mix up the following commonly-confused terms.
Bevel
Enter a caption (optional)"Bevel" is a term taken from the carpentry and stoneworking worlds. It refers to the chamfered/angled transition where a horizontal and vertical surface meet. Beveling is done for both aesthetic and human factors considerations.
Bezel
Enter a caption (optional)"Bezel" is a term from the jewelry design world, originally referring to the encircling ring that holds a gem in place on a ring. It has come to refer to the part that encloses the glass covering of a watch face, a dial on an instrument panel or the screen of a smartphone.
Bezos
Enter a caption (optional)"Bezos," know to his friends as Jeff, is the Seattle-based entrepreneur behind online retail company Amazon. He has four children and is interested in aerospace.
Denzel
Enter a caption (optional)"Denzel" is a popular American actor known for his nuanced portrayals in a variety of leading roles, most notably in the critically-acclaimed "Fences," "Glory" and "Training Day." He is reportedly working on "The Equalizer 2."
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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Correcting the Internet on proper usage of bevel/bezel while confusing the Internet on proper usage of bevel/chamfer...<sigh>. Both illustrations above are chamfers. Though laypeople may call every angled surface a bevel, woodworkers and masons know that an edge treatment bounded by two obtuse angles (commonly 135 degrees) is properly called a chamfer. A chamfer serves the same purposes as an external fillet. A bevel is used to form a sharp (acute angle) edge such as when making a miter/mitre or scarf joint, or a cutting tool such as an axe, knife or chisel.
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The mis-use of the term ''Bezos'' might originate from the french translation ''Biseau'' : the exact translation for bevel.
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