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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The triangular lights have a solar panel on the long, top side that generates power throughout the day to provide up to eight hours of lighting overnight. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 China is the world’s largest producer of solar panels and has a massive and growing electric vehicle industry. Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025 Monochrome’s new solar panel system is less focused on maximizing electricity generation and more on making solar power an integral, aesthetically pleasing part of a building’s design. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025 With solar panels covering its massive wings, Skydweller powers four electric propeller engines during the day while storing extra energy in batteries for night flights. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

solar panel

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