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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•el /ˈpænəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. [countable] - Building, Architecturea section or part of a wall, etc., esp. one sunk below or raised above the surface.
- Buildinga thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood:mounted panels on the wall to reduce noise.
- Lawa group conducting a public discussion, judging a contest, etc.:a panel of experts.
- (a list of) people summoned for service as jurors.
- a surface on a machine on which dials and controls are mounted:The control panel on that new car looks like one for a spaceship.
v. [~ + object] - to arrange in (a wall, etc.) with a panel or panels.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•el (pan′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. - Building, Architecturea distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., esp. of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Buildinga comparatively thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood.
- Lawa 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.
- Lawa 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.
- Electronicsa switchboard or control board, or a division of a switchboard or control board containing a set of related cords, jacks, relays, etc.
- Clothinga broad strip of material set vertically in or on a dress, skirt, etc.
- Fine Art[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.
- Aeronauticsa lateral subdivision of an airfoil with internal girder construction.
- Building[Engin., Building Trades.]
- Buildingthe space on the chord of a truss between any two adjacent joints made by principal web members with the chord.
- Buildingthe 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.
- Printingthe section between the two bands on the spine of a bound book.
- Miningan 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.
- Buildinga pane, as in a window.
- a slip of parchment.
- Photographya photograph much longer in one dimension than the other.
v.t. - 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.
- Lawto select (a jury).
- Law[Scots Law.]to bring to trial.
- Old French panel a piece (of anything), diminutive of pan piece of cloth or the like. See pane, -elle
- Middle English 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: panel /ˈpænəl/ n - 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 list of persons summoned for jury service
- the persons on a specific jury
- 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
vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled)(transitive)- to furnish or decorate with panels
- to empanel (a jury)
- (in Scotland) to bring (a person) to trial; indict
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French: portion, from pan piece of cloth, from Latin pannus; see pane1 |