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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 vertiport operates entirely on electricity, its wide deck doubles as a landing pad covered in solar panels, while the cabin functions as both a departure lounge and a technical control room. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025 Giovanni Angelucci, the family’s lawyer, says the family heats the home with fireplaces and uses solar panels for light and to charge their devices. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025 This would help to overcome a limitation of current satellite design, which is that the electricity supplied to them by solar panels is a bit limited. New Atlas, 20 Nov. 2025 Increasingly, solar panels and wind turbines will be made in Africa, rather than shipped in. Andy Browne, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar panel

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 30 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

solar panel

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