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panel
[ pan-l ]
noun
- a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- a comparatively thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood.
- a group of persons gathered to conduct a public discussion, judge a contest, serve as advisers, be players on a radio or television game, or the like:
a panel of political scientists meeting to discuss foreign policy.
- a public discussion by such a group.
- Law.
- a list of persons summoned for service as jurors.
- the body of persons composing a jury.
- (in Scotland) the person or persons arraigned for trial.
- a mount for or a surface or section of a machine containing the controls and dials.
- Electricity. a switchboard or control board, or a division of a switchboard or control board containing a set of related cords, jacks, relays, etc.
- a broad strip of material set vertically in or on a dress, skirt, etc.
- Painting.
- a flat piece of wood of varying kinds on which a picture is painted.
- a picture painted on such a piece of wood.
- (in Britain) a list of approved or cooperating doctors available to patients under a health insurance program.
- Aeronautics. a lateral subdivision of an airfoil with internal girder construction.
- Engineering, Building Trades.
- the space on the chord of a truss between any two adjacent joints made by principal web members with the chord.
- the space within the web of a truss between any two such joints and a corresponding pair of joints or a single joint on an opposite chord.
- the section between the two bands on the spine of a bound book.
- Mining. an area of a coal seam separated for mining purposes from adjacent areas by extra thick masses or ribs of coal.
- a pad placed under a saddle.
- a pad, cloth, or the like, serving as a saddle.
- a pane, as in a window.
- a slip of parchment.
- a photograph much longer in one dimension than the other.
verb (used with object)
- to arrange in or furnish with a panel or panels.
- to ornament with a panel or panels.
- to set in a frame as a panel.
- to select (a jury).
- Scots Law. to bring to trial.
panel
/ ˈæə /
noun
- a flat section of a wall, door, etc
- any distinct section or component of something formed from a sheet of material, esp of a car body, the spine of a book, etc
- a piece of material inserted in a skirt, dress, etc
- a group of persons selected to act as a team in a quiz, to judge a contest, to discuss a topic before an audience, etc
- ( as modifier )
a panel game
- a public discussion by such a group
a panel on public health
- law
- a list of persons summoned for jury service
- the persons on a specific jury
- Scots law a person indicted or accused of crime after appearing in court
- a thin board used as a surface or backing for an oil painting
- a painting done on such a surface
- any picture with a length much greater than its breadth
- See instrument panel
- formerly, in Britain
- a list of patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- a list of medical practitioners within a given area available for consultation by these patients
- on the panel informal.receiving sickness benefit, esp from the government
verb
- to furnish or decorate with panels
- to divide into panels
- law
- to empanel (a jury)
- (in Scotland) to bring (a person) to trial; indict
Grammar Note
Other Word Forms
- ·貹ı verb (used with object) repaneled repaneling or (especially British) repanelled repanelling
- ܲ·貹ı noun
- ܲ·貹ı adjective
- ܲ·貹ı adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of panel1
Example Sentences
While some panels are ticketed, general admission to the festival is free.
Lithium – not a rare earth, but a crucial metal in the production electric vehicle batteries and solar panels – is a good example.
On Tuesday, the State Bar told The Times that all questions were reviewed by content validation panels and subject matter experts ahead of the exam for factors including legal accuracy, minimum competence and potential bias.
He has found them hidden everywhere from inside fridges and barbecues to behind fake fuse boxes and tiled panels complete with hydraulic lifts.
Jim Matthews, one of the rooftop solar owners at the protest, said he doubts he would have purchased the panels if he would have known the state would be reversing the incentives.
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