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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To achieve this, the team used vapour deposition on textured silicon wafers that commercial solar panels actually use. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025 Want to install solar panels, add a generator or redesign the landscaping? Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025 For example, the timing of peak power demand may not align with peak production from solar panels or wind turbines. Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025 Gila River has stored groundwater and was the first in the Western Hemisphere to place solar panels over canals to both conserve water and generate electricity. Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

solar panel

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