Definitions of panel [ˈpæn l]

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Definition of 'panel'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) panel
a distinct section of a wall, wainscot, door, etc., esp. one sunk below or raised above the surface or enclosed by a frame or border.

2.  panel
a comparatively thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood.

3.  panel
a group of persons gathered to conduct a public discussion, judge a contest, or the like:
a panel of experts.

4.  panel
a list of persons summoned for service as jurors.

5.  panel
the body of persons composing a jury.

6.  panel
(in Scotland) the person or persons arraigned for trial.

7.  panel
a surface on a machine on which controls and dials are mounted.

8.  panel
a switchboard or control board containing a set of related electrical cords, jacks, relays, etc.

9.  panel
a broad strip of material set vertically in or on a dress, skirt, etc.

10.  panel
a flat piece of wood of varying kinds on which a picture is painted.

11.  panel
a picture painted on such a piece of wood.

12.  panel
a lateral subdivision of an airfoil with internal girder construction.

13.  panel
Engin. an area or section of a truss bounded by principal web members and chords.

14.  panel
a pad placed under a saddle.

15. (v.t.) panel
to arrange in or furnish with a panel.

16.  panel
to ornament with a panel or panels.

17.  panel
to set in a frame as a panel.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF: piece, dim. of pan piece of cloth)

Definition of 'panel'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) panel
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

2. (noun) jury, panel
a committee appointed to judge a competition

3. (noun) panel, venire
(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

4. (noun) panel
a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc

5. (noun) panel
a soft pad placed under a saddle

6. (noun) gore, panel
a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

7. (noun) dialog box, panel
(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'

8. (verb) control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel
electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
"he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

9. (verb) panel
decorate with panels
"panel the walls with wood"

10. (verb) empanel, impanel, panel
select from a list
"empanel prospective jurors"

Definition of 'panel'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) panel
a section of wood, metal, glass, etc. that forms part of sth
a ceiling made of wooden panels

2. panel
a group of people who discuss or make a decision about sth
a panel of competition judges

Definition of 'panel'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) panel
a sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc

2. (noun) panel
a piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury

3. (noun) panel
a prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court

4. (noun) panel
formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing

5. (noun) panel
a board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door

6. (noun) panel
one of the faces of a hewn stone

7. (noun) panel
a slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted

8. (noun) panel
a heap of dressed ore

9. (noun) panel
one of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal

10. (noun) panel
a plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament

11. (noun) panel
a portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss

12. (verb) panel
to form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot

Translation of 'panel'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a flat, straight-sided piece of wood, fabric etc such as is put into a door, wall, dress etc a door-panel.
Afrikaans: paneel	Arabic: لَوْح	Bulgarian: панел
Brazilian: painel	Czech: panel, deska, díl	German: die Täfelung
Danish: panel; -panel	Greek: φύλλο, επίπεδο κομμάτι υλ	Spanish: panel, artesón (techo)
Estonian: paneel, vahetükk	Farsi: قاب	Finnish: paneeli
French: pan(neau)	Hebrew: פָּנֶל	Hindi: फलक
Croatian: četvorina, ploha	Hungarian: tábla; (fa)borítás	Indonesian: lembaran
Icelandic: panill,þil, þilja	Italian: pannello	Japanese: 羽目板
Korean: 패널	Lithuanian: plokštė, įsiuvas, įsprūda	Latvian: panelis; ielaidums
Malay: panel	Dutch: paneel, inzetstuk	Norwegian: panelplate; fylling; innf
Polish: filunek, płyta boazerii	Persian: قاب	Pashto: منځنۍ تخته، څلور كنجۍ تخت
Portuguese: painel	Romanian: lambriu; casetă; aplica	Russian: панель; декоративная вста
Slovak: panel, doska	Slovenian: opažna plošča, kos blaga	Serbian: ploča
Swedish: panel	Thai: แผ่นสีเหลี่ยมที่ทำเป็นกำแ	Turkish: pano, kapı aynası
Taiwanese: 鑲板，嵌板	Ukrainian: панель; фільонка	Urdu: تختہ بند، چارجامہ
Vietnamese: ván ô (cửa, tường...)	Chinese: （门、墙等上面的）镶板，嵌板
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