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¹panel

noun pan·el \ˈpa-n^əl\

: a group of people who answer questions, give advice or opinions about something, or take part in a discussion for an audience

: a group of people with special knowledge, skill, or experience who give advice or make decisions

: a group of people who are chosen to be jurors

Full Definition of PANEL

a (1) : a schedule containing names of persons summoned as jurors (2) : the group of persons so summoned (3) : jury 1

b (1) : a group of persons selected for some service (as investigation or arbitration) <a panel of experts> (2) : a group of persons who discuss before an audience a topic of public interest; also : panel discussion (3) : a group of entertainers or guests engaged as players in a quiz or guessing game on a radio or television program

: a separate or distinct part of a surface: as

a : a fence section : hurdle

b (1) : a thin usually rectangular board set in a frame (as in a door) (2) : a usually sunken or raised section of a surface set off by a margin (3) : a flat usually rectangular piece of construction material (as plywood or precast masonry) made to form part of a surface

c : a vertical section of fabric (as a gore)

d : comic strip; also : a frame of a comic strip

: a thin flat piece of wood on which a picture is painted; also : a painting on such a surface

a : a section of a switchboard

b : a usually vertical mount for controls or dials (as of instruments of measurement)

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Origin of PANEL

Middle English, piece of cloth, jury list on a piece of parchment, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PANEL

Synonyms: colloquy, conference, council, forum, panel discussion, parley, powwow, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium

Other Broadcasting Terms

continuity, dissolve, fade, feed, remote, residual, spike, wipe

Rhymes with PANEL

channel, flannel, scrannel

²panel

verb

: to cover (a wall, ceiling, etc.) with flat pieces of wood, glass, etc.

paneled or panelledpanel·ing or panel·ling

Full Definition of PANEL

transitive verb

: to furnish or decorate with panels <paneled the living room>

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First Known Use of PANEL

15th century

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with PANEL

channel, flannel

PANEL Defined for Kids

¹panel

noun pan·el \ˈpa-n^əl\

Definition of PANEL for Kids

: a usually rectangular section of something (as a door or a wall)

: a piece of material (as plywood) made to form part of a surface (as of a wall)

: a board into which instruments or controls are set

: a group of people appointed for some service <a jury panel>

: a group of people taking part in a discussion or answering questions for an audience

²panel

verb

pan·eled or pan·elledpan·el·ing or pan·el·ling

Definition of PANEL for Kids

: to cover or decorate with sections of material (as wood) <panel a wall>

Medical Dictionary

panel

noun pan·el \ˈpan-^əl\

Medical Definition of PANEL

: a list or group of persons selected for some service: as a : a list of physicians from among whom a patient may make a choice in accordance with various British health and insurance plans b : the patients cared for by a doctor under such a plan