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Panel

Panel Meaning & Definition
Panel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Panel?

[n] electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
[n] (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'
[n] sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something
[n] a pad placed under a saddle
[n] a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
[n] (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
[n] a committee appointed to judge a competition
[v] select from a list, as of prospective jurors
[v] decorate with panels, as of walls or ceilings

Synonyms | Synonyms for Panel: board | control board | control panel | dialog box | empanel | impanel | instrument panel | jury | venire

Related Terms | Find terms related to Panel: accessory | assemblee | assembly | assignation | at home | ball | barrier | blue-ribbon jury | brattice | brawl | buffer | buffer state | bulkhead | bumper | caucus | cloison | coat | coating | collision mat | collop | colloquium | commission | committee | conclave | concourse | congregation | congress | conventicle | convention | convocation | council | country | covering | cushion | cut | dance | date | deal | defendant | diaphragm | diet | discussion group | disk | dissepiment | divide | dividing line | dividing wall | division | eisteddfod | fence off | fender | festivity | fete | feuille | film | flap | foil | fold | forgathering | forum | gathering | get-together | grand jury | housewarming | hung jury | impanel | impanel a jury | inquest | interseptum | jury | jury list | jury of inquest | jury of matrons | jury panel | lamella | lamina | laminated glass | laminated wood | lap | leaf | levee | litigant | litigationist | litigator | mat | meet | meeting | membrane | midriff | midsection | open forum | pad | pane | paries | parties litigant | partition | party | party wall | patina | peel | pellicle | petit jury | plaintiff | plait | plank | plate | plating | plenum | ply | plywood | police jury | prom | property line | quorum | rally | rasher | reception | rendezvous | round table | safety glass | scum | seance | separate | separation | septulum | septum | session | sessions | set apart | sheet | shindig | shock pad | sit-in | sitting | skin | slab | slat | slice | soiree | special jury | suitor | symposium | synod | table | tablet | trial jury | turnout | veneer | venire | wafer | wall | wall off | witness

See Also | adorn | beautify | body | caisson | choose | coffer | commission | committee | dado | dashboard | decorate | electrical device | embellish | flat solid | footboard | grace | graphical user interface | GUI | headboard | idiot light | lacuna | ornament | pad | pane | paneling | panelist | panelling | panellist | pick out | select | sheet | take | wainscot | wainscoting | wainscotting | window

Panel In Webster's Dictionary

\Pan"el\, n. (A["e]ronautics) A segment of an a["e]roplane wing. In a biplane the outer panel extends from the wing tip to the next row of posts, and is trussed by oblique stay wires.
\Pan"el\, n. [Orig., a little piece; OF. panel, pannel, F. panneau, dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side. See 2d {Pane}.] 1. (Arch.) A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc. 2. (Law) (a) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury. --Blackstone. (b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. --Burrill. 3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. 4. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door. 5. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. --Gwilt. 6. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted. 7. (Mining) (a) A heap of dressed ore. (b) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal. 8. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. 9. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. {Panel game}, a method of stealing money in a panel house. {Panel house}, a house of prostitution in which the rooms have secret entrances to facilitate theft by accomplices of the inmates. {Panel saw}, handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out panels, etc. {Panel thief}, one who robs in a panel house.
\Pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paneled}or {Panelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paneling} or {Panelling}.] To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. {Paneled back} (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See {Window back}.

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