pan·el (p n  l)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).
[Middle English, piece of cloth, from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus, cloth; see pan- in Indo-European roots.] |
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 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]
Panel a list of people; the people on such a list. Examples: panel of experts; of interviewers; of judges; of jurymen; of patients.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of somethingfootboard - a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead headboard - a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width 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 competitioncommission, 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)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 etcbody - 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" | | 5. | panel - a soft pad placed under a saddlepad - 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 sailsgaiter - a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides 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'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"dashboard, fascia - instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls 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" | | 2. | panel - select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors"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
 panel [ˈpænl] n [ of wood, cloth etc] → panneau m; ( Radio, TV) → panel m, invités mpl [ for interview, exams]; jury m;
 panel [ˈpænl] n ( wood, metal, glass etc) → Platte f, Tafel f (= group of experts etc); Diskussionsrunde f; panel of judges → Jury f
 panel [ˈpænl] n [ of wood, cloth etc] → pannello;
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