Panel dictionary definition

panel

[pan′əl]

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noun

The definition of a panel is a section or piece of a whole.
An example of a panel is the combined three sections of Bosch's painting The Garden of Earthly Delights.

panel

noun

1. a piece of cloth placed under a saddle; saddle lining
2. a soft saddle
a section or division of a surface, or one that constitutes a surface; specif.,
1. a section of a fence or railing between two posts
2. a flat piece, usually rectangular, forming a part of the surface of a wall, door, cabinet, etc., and usually raised, recessed, framed, etc.
3. a similar piece used for enclosing or covering something or serving as a light diffuser, a built-in heating element in space heating, etc.
4. a compartment or pane of a window
5. a section of a tapestry
6. any of the sections of a comic strip
7. an insulated board, or flat surface, for instruments or controls, as of an electric circuit, airplane, etc.
1. a thin board for an oil painting
2. a painting on such a board
3. any picture very much longer than it is wide
Origin of panel
< piece of parchment on which orig. recorded
1. a list of persons summoned for jury duty
2. the persons summoned or the jury itself
a group of persons selected for a specific purpose, as judging a contest, discussing an issue publicly, performing on a radio or TV quiz show, etc.
Aeron.
1. any of the sections of a wing
2. any of the sections of fabric, etc. used in the envelope of a balloon or airship, or in the canopy of a parachute
Dressmaking a lengthwise strip, as of contrasting material, in a skirt or dress
Mining a compartment of a mine

Origin of panel

Old French ; from Vulgar Latin an unverified form pannellus, diminutive of Classical Latin pannus, piece of cloth: see pane

transitive verb

paneled or panelled, paneling or panelling

to cover, provide, fit, or decorate with panels

panel

noun

A flat, usually rectangular piece forming a raised, recessed, or framed part of the surface in which it is set.
The space or section in a fence or railing between two posts.
A vertical section of fabric; a gore.
a. A thin wooden board, used as a surface for an oil painting.
b. A painting on such a board.
a. A board having switches or buttons to control an electric device.
b. An instrument panel.
A section of a telephone switchboard.
A cartoon drawing in a sequence of cartoons that form a narrative.
Law
a. The complete list of persons summoned for jury duty.
b. Those persons chosen from this list to constitute a pool from which a jury or juries will be selected for a particular court.
c. A jury.
a. A group of people gathered to plan or discuss an issue, judge a contest, or act as a team on a radio or television quiz program.
b. A discussion by such a group.

transitive verb

pan·eled, pan·el·ing, pan·els or pan·elled or pan·el·ling

To cover or furnish with panels.
To decorate with panels.
To separate into panels.

Origin of panel

Middle English, piece of cloth, from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus, cloth; see pan- in Indo-European roots.

panel - Computer Definition

(1) (control PANEL) An array of dials, buttons and gauges for configuring hardware or software. The term may refer to a panel of physical dials and buttons or its software equivalent. See control panel and HMI.

(2) (flat PANEL) In the TV manufacturing industry, a panel is a TV set, as all TVs today use flat panel technologies (LCD/LED, plasma or OLED). See flat panel display.