panel
noun
pan·el
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Definition of panel
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a(1)
: a schedule containing names of persons summoned as jurors
(2)
: the group of persons so summoned
summoned a panel of 40 citizens for jury duty
(3)
: jury sense 1
The 12-person panel arrived at a guilty verdict.
b(1)
: a group of persons selected for some service (such as investigation or arbitration)
a panel of experts a government advisory panel
(2)
: a group of persons who discuss before an audience a topic of public interest
The panel agreed to accept questions following the discussion.
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
The quiz show included a panel of three players.
2
: a separate or distinct part of a surface: such 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 (such as plywood or precast masonry) made to form part of a surface
c
: a vertical section of fabric (such as a gore)
3
: a thin flat piece of wood on which a picture is painted
also
: a painting on such a surface
4a
: a section of a switchboard (as for circuit breakers or for a telephone exchange)
… he entered the basement to work on the electrical panel and circuits …— Thomas J. Nardi
b
: a usually vertical mount for controls or dials (as of instruments of measurement)
Most microwave ovens have a control panel with numbers from 0 to 9.