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Definition of panel
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a(1) : a schedule containing names of persons summoned as jurors
(2) : the group of persons so summoned
summoned a panel of 40 citizens for jury duty
(3) : jury sense 1 The 12-person panel arrived at a guilty verdict.
b(1) : a group of persons selected for some service (such as investigation or arbitration)
a panel of experts a government advisory panel
(2) : a group of persons who discuss before an audience a topic of public interest
The panel agreed to accept questions following the discussion. also : panel discussion
(3) : a group of entertainers or guests engaged as players in a quiz or guessing game on a radio or television program
The quiz show included a panel of three players.
2 : a separate or distinct part of a surface: such as
a : a fence section : hurdle
b(1) : a thin usually rectangular board set in a frame (as in a door)
(2) : a usually sunken or raised section of a surface set off by a margin
(3) : a flat usually rectangular piece of construction material (such as plywood or precast masonry) made to form part of a surface
c : a vertical section of fabric (such as a gore)
3 : a thin flat piece of wood on which a picture is painted also : a painting on such a surface
4a : a section of a switchboard (as for circuit breakers or for a telephone exchange)
… he entered the basement to work on the electrical panel and circuits …— Thomas J. Nardi
b : a usually vertical mount for controls or dials (as of instruments of measurement)
Most microwave ovens have a control panel with numbers from 0 to 9.
panel
verbpaneled or panelled; paneling or panelling
Definition of panel (Entry 2 of 2)
: to furnish or decorate with panels paneled the living room
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The first known use of panel was in the 14th century
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