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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet renters — who make up 45% of California households and 70% of low-income households — cannot install solar panels on their roofs to lower their utility burden. —Chris Ward, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026

The school’s sustainability efforts include the installation of solar panels, energy-efficient lighting upgrades and drought-resistant landscaping that supports outdoor learning. —Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 8 June 2026

Workers install rooftop solar panels on a house on May 13, 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 June 2026

The top of the Garden Pavilion is covered in solar panels, which are feet away from a food garden that is an ode to the White House kitchen garden Michelle Obama planted in 2009. —Tara Molina, CBS News, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for solar panel

• multichannel
• perianal
• annal
• annul
• cannel
• channel
• flannel
• pannel

Kids Definition

solar panel

noun

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