panel

[ pan-l ]

/ ˈpæn l /

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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), pan·eled, pan·el·ing or (especially British) pan·elled, pan·el·ling.

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.

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Origin of panel

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French panel “a piece (of anything),” diminutive of pan “piece of cloth or the like”; see pane, -elle

grammar notes for panel

See collective noun.

OTHER WORDS FROM panel

re·pan·el, verb (used with object), re·pan·eled, re·pan·el·ing or (especially British) re·pan·elled, re·pan·el·ling.sub·pan·el, nounun·pan·eled, adjectiveun·pan·elled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH panel

board, committee, council, panel , trust

Words nearby panel

paned, paneer, panegyric, panegyrist, panegyrize, panel, panel beater, panelboard, panel discussion, panel heating, panel house

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How to use panel in a sentence

A smaller panel of voters means there are fewer first-place votes to go around.
MVP Voting Has Never Been More Boring|Owen Phillips|August 14, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
So, if your goal is to create more efficient railways or more efficient solar panels, then why not invest in those objectives directly rather than growing the whole economy.
Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? (Ep. 429)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 13, 2020|Freakonomics
Currently, several panels of US health care experts are developing plans to guide these tough decisions.
Once US healthcare workers get a coronavirus vaccine, who will be next?|Olivia Goldhill|August 12, 2020|Quartz
If a Knowledge Panel for your brand already appears when users search for your brand keywords, you can claim the panel by clicking on the “Claim this Knowledge Panel” button located at the bottom of the panel.
How to get a Knowledge Panel for your brand, even without Wikipedia|George Nguyen|August 3, 2020|Search Engine Land

Shana Gadarian, a professor of political science at Syracuse University who is helping to conduct one of the panel surveys, said she was surprised to see such enormous divides emerge as the pandemic wore on.
Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick?|Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux|July 23, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
In one painting, framed as a split-panel comic between the two, Ramone simply asks Vicious, “Did you kill her?”
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings|Melissa Leon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Videos of Quorum: Global LGBT Voices talks and panel discussions will be broadcasted on The Daily Beast in coming months.
A Quorum For Change: The Fight For Global LGBT Equality|Justin Jones|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Nov. 13, after years of deliberation, an advisory panel finally recommended lifting the ban, sort of.
The Outrageous Celibacy Requirement for Gay Blood Donors|Jay Michaelson|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A panel of citizens will decide the fate of Officer Wilson rather than law-enforcement professionals or a lone judge.
There’s No Conspiracy in Ferguson’s Secret Jury|Paul Callan|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In addition to Carolines on Broadway, the panel was organized by NYWIFT and the New York Comedy Festival.
These Women Are Labias-to-the-Wall Funny|Emily Shire|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I would not trust their removal to any other hand, and so, the panel comes out without a shake.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Isabel had a glimpse of a delicate high-bred face set like a panel in a parted curtain.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Marius, without further heeding him, stepped to mademoiselle's door and rapped on a panel with brisk knuckles.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The painter breakfasting at the next table is hard at work on a decorative panel for a ceiling.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
In Virginia, annexation is determined by a panel of three judges, only one of whom is a resident of the county involved.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey

British Dictionary definitions for panel

panel

/ (ˈpænəl) /

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 groupa 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 British informal receiving sickness benefit, esp from the government

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled (tr)

to furnish or decorate with panels

to divide into panels

law

to empanel (a jury)
(in Scotland) to bring (a person) to trial; indict

Word Origin for panel

C13: from Old French: portion, from pan piece of cloth, from Latin pannus; see pane 1

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British Dictionary definitions for panel

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