'Panel' definitions:
Definition of 'panel'
(from WordNet)
noun
Sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
noun
A committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: jury, panel]
noun
(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) [syn: panel, venire]
noun
A group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
noun
A soft pad placed under a saddle
noun
A piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails [syn: gore, panel]
noun
(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' [syn: dialog box, panel]
noun
Electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel]
verb
Decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"
verb
Definition of 'Panel'
From: GCIDE
- Panel \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. [1913 Webster]
- 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 group of persons summoned on a particular day, from whom a jury is to be selected; also, the jury selected from that group. --Blackstone. (b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence: Any group of persons selected to judge a contest, conduct a discussion, serve as advisers, or participate in any group activity in which they will provide information or make judgments. [PJC]
- 4. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted. [1913 Webster]
- 8. (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. [1913 Webster]
- 9. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. [1913 Webster]
- 10. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. [1913 Webster]
- 11. (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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 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 from customers 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Panel'
From: GCIDE
- Panel \Pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paneledor Panelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paneling or Panelling.] To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. [1913 Webster]
- Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'panel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Panel'
- Panelation,
- Paneled,
- Paneling,
- Panelled,
- Panelling,
- panellation,
- Lying panel,
- Panel game,
- Panel house,
- Panel saw,
- Panel thief,
- Paneled back,
- Ripping panel,
- control panel,
- display panel,
- ethics panel,
- instrument panel,
- panel discussion,
- panel heating,
- panel light,
- panel show,
- panel truck,
- paneled wainscoted,
- solar panel,
- wall panel,
- flat panel display