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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Calderon is sponsoring legislation favored by Edison that would slash the credits that many homeowners receive for generating electricity with rooftop solar panels. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025 The solar panels now bring power to parts of Cheshire Correctional Institution, Manson Youth Institute, Willard Correctional Institution, Carl Robinson Correctional Institution and Enfield Correctional Institution. Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025 The end-use of these minerals are wide-ranging and include electric vehicle batteries, wind turbines and solar panels. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025 There’s also 200 watts of solar panels on the roof and four AGM batteries. Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 23 Apr. 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 3 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

solar panel

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