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

On Thursday, the White House imposed a 15% tariff as well as price floors on products made from polysilicon, a material used in semiconductors and solar panels that’s primarily produced by China, in order to encourage domestic industry. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Subsequent photos of the lander taken from orbit by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter revealed that Phoenix likely suffered severe ice damage to one of its solar panels, ending its mission. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Local motorbike-taxi drivers had brought money and phone cards from his sister, along with food, power banks, solar panels, and two new motorcycles. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Lower computing power means smaller solar panels, batteries and cooling systems, reducing the overall mass of a spacecraft. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 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)