panel

pan·el  (pnl)

n.

1. A flat, usually rectangular piece forming a raised, recessed, or framed part of the surface in which it is set.

2. The space or section in a fence or railing between two posts.

3. A vertical section of fabric; a gore.

4.

a. A thin wooden board, used as a surface for an oil painting.

b. A painting on such a board.

5.

a. A board having switches or buttons to control an electric device.

b. An instrument panel.

6. A section of a telephone switchboard.

7. A cartoon drawing in a sequence of cartoons that form a narrative.

8. Law

a. The complete list of persons summoned for jury duty.

b. Those persons selected from this list to compose a jury.

c. A jury.

9.

a. A group of people gathered to plan or discuss an issue, judge a contest, or act as a team on a radio or television quiz program.

b. A discussion by such a group.

tr.v. pan·eled or pan·elled, pan·el·ing or pan·el·ling, pan·els

1. To cover or furnish with panels.

2. To decorate with panels.

3. To separate into panels.

4. Law To select or impanel (a jury).

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[Middle English, piece of cloth, from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus, cloth; see pan- in Indo-European roots.]

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panel

Noun

1. a distinct section of a larger surface area, such as that in a door

2. any distinct section of something formed from a sheet of material, such as part of a car body

3. a piece of material inserted in a garment

4. a group of people acting as a team, such as in a quiz or a discussion before an audience

5. Law

a. a list of jurors

b. the people on a jury

6. short for instrument panel

Adjective

of a group acting as a panel: a panel game

Verb

[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]

to cover or decorate with panels [Old French: portion]

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Panel a list of people; the people on such a list.

Examples: panel of experts; of interviewers; of judges; of jurymen; of patients.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something caisson, coffer, lacuna - an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome footboard - a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead headboard - a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead paneling, panelling, pane - a panel or section of panels in a wall or door flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting - wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room dado, wainscot - panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall window - a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
	2.	panel - a committee appointed to judge a competition jury commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
	3.	panel - (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) venire body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	panel - a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" panelist, panellist - a member of a panel
	5.	panel - a soft pad placed under a saddle pad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
	6.	panel - a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails gore full skirt - a long skirt gathered at the waist gaiter - a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric umbrella - a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
	7.	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' dialog box window - (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures graphical user interface, GUI - a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device
	8.	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" control board, control panel, instrument panel, board dashboard, fascia - instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity idiot light - a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)
Verb	1.	panel - decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	2.	panel - select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" empanel, impanel choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

Translations

panel [ˈpænl] n [of wood] → panel m [of cloth] → paño;

(RADIO, TV) → panel m de invitados

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panel [ˈpænl] n [of wood, cloth etc] → panneau m;

(Radio, TV) → panel m, invités mpl [for interview, exams]; jury m;

(official) [of experts]; table ronde, comité m

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panel [ˈpænl] n (wood, metal, glass etc) → Platte f, Tafel f (= group of experts etc); Diskussionsrunde f;

panel of judges → Jury f

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panel [ˈpænl] n [of wood, cloth etc] → pannello;

(RADIO, TV) → giuria

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panel

n panel [ˈpӕnl]

1 a flat, straight-sided piece of wood, fabric etc such as is put into a door, wall, dress etc a door-panel. paneel لَوْح панел panel, deska, díl panel; -panel die Täfelung φύλλο, επίπεδο κομμάτι υλικού panel, artesón (techo) paneel, vahetükk قاب paneeli pan(neau) פָּנֶל फलक četvorina,ploha tábla; (fa)borítás lembaran panill, þil, þilja pannello 羽目板 머름, 패널; 드레스에 댄 헝겊 plokštė, įsiuvas, įsprūda, skirstomoji lenta panelis; ielaidums panel paneel, inzetstuk panelplate; fylling; innfelt stykke; gardinlengde (fag) filunek, płyta boazerii painel lambriu; ca­se­tă; aplicaţie (la o fustă) панель; декоративная вставка panel, doska opažna plošča, kos blaga ploča panel แผ่นสีเหลี่ยมที่ทำเป็นกำแพงหรือประตู pano, kapı aynası 框，嵌板 панель; фільонка تختہ بند، چارجامہ ván ô (cửa, tường...) 框，嵌板

2 a group of people chosen for a particular purpose eg to judge a contest, take part in a quiz or other game I will ask some questions and the panel will try to answer them. paneel هَيْئَه مُحَلَّفين او مُسْتَشارين група tým, skupina, porota panel die Teilnehmer (pl.) επιτροπή κριτών ή συνομιλητών, πάνελ panel, equipo þürii گروه؛ هیئت paneeli, joukkue jury, comité צֶווֶת पैनल skupina sudionika zsűri panel dómnefnd; pallborðsumræðuhópur giuria 討論者団 참석자들, 심사원단 rinktinė grupė, žiuri ekspertu grupa; žūrija panel panel panel, nemnd, jury panel, komitet júri juraţi, comisie жюри; участники игры skupina (odborníkov) žirija; ekipa žiri panel ผู้เข้าแข่งขัน panel 專門小組 присяжні засідателі کسي خاص مقصد کے ليے منتخب کيے گئے لوگ ban hội thẩm; nhóm người tham gia cuộc thi 专门小组

adj panelled

made of or surrounded with panels (usually of wood) a panelled door; oak-panelled. gepaneleerd مَكْسو ، مُغَطّى на квадрат (за ламперия) obložený paneleret; -paneleret getäfelt ντυμένος με ξύλο con paneles; artesonado paneelidega ساخته شده یا احاطه شده با قاب paneloitu lambrissé עָשׂוּי פָּנֶלִים फलकित, दिल्हेदार zid obložen drvom faburkolatú berlapis þiljaður rivestito 羽目板張りの 패널로 만든, 패널로 둘러싼 apmuštas plokštėmis apšūt ar paneļiem berpanel gelambrizeerd med panel, fyllings- wykładany boazerią apainelado lambrisat; cu lambriuri обшитый панелями obložený opažen pločast med panel, -panel ซึ่งทำด้วยแผ่นสีเหลี่ยมที่ทำเป็นกำแพงหรือประตู lambri kaplanmış 鑲嵌的 обшитий панелями تختہ بندي کيا ہوا làm từ các tấm ván 镶嵌的

n panelling

(wood used for) panels covering the walls of a room etc oak panelling. paneelwerk تَكْسِيَة بالألْواح ламперия obložení panelering; -panelering die Täfelung ξυλεπένδυση paneles; artesonado (techo) tahveldis قاب panelointi boiserie(s) פָּנֶלִים पैनल drvena oplata faburkolat, lambéria lapisan þilklæðning pannellatura, rivestimento 羽目板張り 판벽널 plokštės paneļi panel lambrizering panel boazeria apainelamento lam­­briu(ri) панельная обшивка;филёнка obloženie opaž obloga panel ไม้หรือวัสดุบุฝาผนัง lambri 鑲板 панельна обшивка تختے جو کمرہ کي ديواروں پر لگے ہوئے ہوں sự lót ván (tường) 镶板