Definitions for panel
ˈpæn lpan·el

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. panelnoun

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

2. jury, panelnoun

   a committee appointed to judge a competition

3. panel, venirenoun

   (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

4. panelnoun

   a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc

5. panelnoun

   a soft pad placed under a saddle

6. gore, panelnoun

   a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

7. dialog box, panelnoun

   (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. control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panelverb

   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. panelverb

   decorate with panels

   "panel the walls with wood"

10. empanel, impanel, panelverb

    select from a list

    "empanel prospective jurors"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Panelnoun

   Hence: Any group of persons selected to judge a contest, conduct a discussion, serve as advisers, or participate in any group activity in which they will provide information or make judgments.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. panelnoun

   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. panelnoun

   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...

3. panelnoun

   In the comics medium, individual frame or drawing in a multiple-panel sequence

4. panelverb

   to fit with panels

5. Etymology: From panel, from pannus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Panelnoun

   Etymology: panellum, law Latin; pancau, French.

   1. A square, or piece of any matter inserted between other bodies.

   The chariot was all of cedar, save that the fore end had panels of sapphires, set in borders of gold. Francis Bacon.

   Maximilian, his whole history is digested into twenty-four square panels of sculpture in bas relief. Joseph Addison, Italy.

   This fellow will join you together as they join wainscot; then one of you will prove a shrunk panel, and, like green timber, warp. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   A bungler thus, who scarce the nail can hit,
   With driving wrong will make the panel split. Jonathan Swift.

   He gave the panel to the maid. Matthew Prior.

   2. [Panel, panellum, Lat. of the French, panne, id est, pellis or paneau, a piece or pane in English.]A schedule or roll, containing the names of such jurors, as the sheriff provides to pass upon a trial. And empannelling a jury, is nothing but the entering them into the sheriff’s roll or book.

   John Cowell.

   Then twelve of such as are indifferent, and are returned upon the principal panel, or the tales, are sworn to try the same, according to evidence. Matthew Hale, Hist. of England.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Panelnoun

   a sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc

2. Panelnoun

   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. Panelnoun

   a prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court

4. Panelnoun

   formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing

5. Panelnoun

   a board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door

6. Panelnoun

   one of the faces of a hewn stone

7. Panelnoun

   a slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted

8. Panelnoun

   a heap of dressed ore

9. Panelnoun

   one of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal

10. Panelnoun

    a plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament

11. Panelnoun

    a portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss

12. Panelverb

    to form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot

13. Etymology: [Orig., a little piece; OF. panel, pannel, F. panneau, dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side. See 2d Pane.]

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Panel

   A panel is an individual frame, or single drawing, in the multiple-panel sequence of a comic strip or comic book. A panel consists of a single drawing depicting a frozen moment. Newspaper daily strips typically consist of either four panels or three panels, all of the same size. The horizontal newspaper strip can also employ only a single panel, as sometimes seen in Wiley Miller's Non Sequitur. In Asia, a vertical four-panel arrangement is common in newspapers, such as with Azumanga Daioh. In a comic book or graphic novel, the shapes of panels and the number of panels on a page may vary widely. The word panel may also refer to a cartoon consisting of a single drawing; the usage is a shortened form of "single-panel comic". In contrast to multi-panel strips, which may involve extended dialogue in speech balloons, a typical panel comic has only one spoken line, printed in a caption beneath the panel itself. Many panel comics are syndicated and published daily, on a newspaper page with other syndicated cartoons that are collectively known as comic strips. Major comic strips in panel format include The Far Side, Dennis the Menace, The Family Circus, Ziggy, Herman and Ripley's Believe It or Not. In this context, panels are contrasted with the more common comic strip format, which consists of an actual "strip" of multiple drawings that tell a story in sequence.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Panel

   pan′el, n. a rectangular piece of any material: (archit.) a flat surface with raised margins, or with a surrounding frame: a thin board on which a picture is painted: (law) a schedule containing the names of those summoned to serve as jurors: the jury: (Scots law) a prisoner at the bar: a frame for carrying a mortar: a rail in a post-and-rail fence.—v.t. to furnish with panels:—pr.p. pan′elling; pa.p. pan′elled.—Also Pann′el.—ns. Pan′el-game, the act of stealing articles by means of a sliding panel; Pan′elling, panel-work; Pan′el-pic′ture, a picture painted on a panel; Pan′el-plān′er, a machine for dressing panels and feathering their edges to fit them to the grooves in the stiles; Pan′el-saw, a saw for cutting very thin wood; Pan′el-strip, a narrow piece of wood or metal for covering a joint between two panels; Pan′el-work′ing, a method of working a coal-mine by dividing it into compartments. [O. Fr.,—Low L. pannellus—L. pannus, a rag.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. panel

   A group of people with a specific role, responsibility and purpose.

   The member of government code of conduct panel had representation from all sectors of society.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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   panel

   A type of device and product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   The solar panels on the roof worked efficiently.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Body
   • Computer Science
   • Decorate
   • Pad
   • Piece Of Cloth
   • Sheet
   • Window

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'panel' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2956

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'panel' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1655

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'panel' in Nouns Frequency: #943

Anagrams for panel »

1. penal

2. plane

3. plena

4. Nepal

5. Alpen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of panel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of panel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of panel in a Sentence

1. Secret Service spokeswoman Nicole Mainor:

   Our leadership has long acknowledged that, in addition to its many successes, the Secret Service faces many challenges, over the past year, under the leadership of Director Joseph Clancy, the Secret Service has taken a number of steps to address these challenges, including altering the way the Secret Service is structured and managed, striving to hire new members of its workforce, expanding training opportunities for current employees, and implementing the other recommendations of the independent Protective Mission Panel.

2. Jennifer Sass:

   What this panel is trying to do is death by a thousand cuts. They're taking a good stack of evidence and starting to hack through it to try to kill it.

3. António Guterres:

   The climate alarm bells are also ringing at fever pitch, the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was a code red for humanity. We see the warning signs in every continent and region -- scorching temperatures, shocking biodiversity loss, polluted air, water and natural spaces.

4. Chris Vanocur:

   We didnt know what it looked like, you didnt see it through television when you were on the panel.

5. Paula Abdul:

   I love being on this panel tonight. It's way different than the panel that I was on, that's for sure.

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