Panel
noun, verb ·Very common ·Middle school level
Definitions
- 1 A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
"Behind the picture was a panel on the wall."
- 2 electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices wordnet
- 3 A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.; A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
- 4 (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with ‘okay’ or ‘cancel’ wordnet
- 5 A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
"Today’s panel includes John Smith."
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- 6 a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails wordnet
- 7 A portion of text or other material within a book, newspaper, web page, etc. set apart from the main body or separated by a border.
- 8 sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something wordnet
- 9 An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
"The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline."
- 10 a soft pad placed under a saddle wordnet
- 11 A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
"admin panel"
- 12 a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc wordnet
- 13 A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff.
"To this end the sheriff returns his compulsive process , the writ of habeas corpora, or distringas , with the panel of jurors annexed, to the judge's officer in court."
- 14 (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) wordnet
- 15 The whole jury.
- 16 a committee appointed to judge a competition wordnet
- 17 A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
"[I]t remains only to examine the Relevancy of the two general exculpatory Defences pled for the Pannells."
- 18 A piece of cloth serving as a saddle. obsolete
"A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped, with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed"
- 19 A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
- 20 A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
"the panel of a door"
- 21 One of the faces of a hewn stone.
- 22 A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.
- 23 A heap of dressed ore.
- 24 One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
- 25 A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
- 26 A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
- 27 A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS. British, historical
- 28 A group of tests or assays, a battery.
"This panel of tests can also help in cases where leukemia or lymphoma suddenly takes a turn for the worse (crisis) by determining if a change in the type of cells is causing the problem."
- 1 To enter (jury members) on an official list of jurors; to empanel. obsolete, transitive
- 2 select from a list wordnet
- 3 To fit (an animal, especially a mule or ass) with a panel or simple padded saddle. obsolete, transitive
"The knight […] arose, and commanded Sancho to saddle his horse and pannel his ass immediately."
- 4 decorate with panels wordnet
- 5 To fit (a room etc.) with panels. transitive
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More examples"We understand that the Woody Panel retails for $80."
Etymology
From Middle English panel (“piece of cloth, saddle pad, pane of glass, piece of ice, part, division, jury list, jury members”), from Anglo-Norman panel, panelle (“piece of cloth, saddle cushion”), from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus (“cloth, rag, garment”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Cognate with Old English fana (“a piece of cloth, patch, banner, flag, vane”). Doublet of vane.