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

Hot water is partly generated by solar panels, and many options served at breakfast and supper are locally sourced. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

However, the recent rise in fuel prices due to the Iran war, alongside the removal of subsidies in Nigeria and a significant drop in solar panel prices in recent decades, are driving the shift to solar. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Rooftop solar panels power millions of homes around the world. — New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Nabu Casa is developing devices that will more easily bring people’s existing analog or legacy tech into the platform — such as old receivers, AC units, solar panel inverters, even TVs — using technology such as serial, IR, and Modbus. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 Oct. 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)