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- 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
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.
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.
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