Synonyms

solar panel

American

noun

a bank of solar cells.

solar panel British

noun

a panel exposed to radiation from the sun, used to heat water or, when mounted with solar cells, to produce electricity direct, esp for powering instruments in satellites

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Noun Inflected Forms

solar panels

plural

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Ben Harrison, founder of a Gloucestershire solar panel installation firm, said his crews are "like cats on a hot tin roof".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The savings they make from substituting from diesel can pay for the roughly $60 cost of a 420-watt solar panel in three months, down from six months before the war, Ember analysis shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The solar panel manufacturer also has major manufacturing hubs in India as well as in the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Keith Wright, from Buckland Newton, Dorset, worked on scientific instruments at Kennedy Space Center, and even etched a Union flag onto a solar panel which remained on the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The solar panel was okay, the laptop battery was charging…the other charts and chores didn’t seem to matter.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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