solar panel

noun

: a battery of solar cells (as on a rooftop)

Examples of solar panel in a Sentence

All of the house's electricity is produced by solar panels on the roof.
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Research at Oregon State University has found that the shade from solar panels increased crop yields and that, in turn, the crops can make solar panels work more efficiently by keeping the air around them cool. Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025 Wild also notes that California is the only state that requires solar panels on all new home construction. Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 One of the study’s clear limits is that the researchers based their calculations on high future growth rates for thin-film solar panels, which depend heavily on indium, cadmium, tellurium, and tin. Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025 The federal government has revoked a $156 million grant received by three Florida nonprofits to help lower-income residents afford solar panels. Emily Mahoney, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar panel

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar panel was in 1961

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“Solar panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20panel. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

solar panel

noun
: a group of solar cells forming a flat surface (as on a spacecraft)
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