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   Pan·el

   /ˈpan(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a flat or curved component, typically rectangular, that forms or is set into the surface of a door, wall, or ceiling: "a layer of insulating material should be placed between the panels and the wall"
   • ▪ a thin piece of metal forming part of the outer shell of a vehicle: "body panels for the car business"
   • ▪ a piece of material forming part of a garment: "the dress has a panel of lace over the bodice"
   • ▪ a decorated area within a larger design containing a separate subject: "the central panel depicts the Crucifixion"
   • ▪ one of several drawings making up a comic strip: "the cartoon strip has four panels"
   • 2. a flat board on which instruments or controls are fixed: "a control panel" Similar consoleinstrument panelfasciaboarddashboardinstrumentscontrolsdials
   • 3. a small group of people brought together to discuss, investigate, or decide on a particular matter, especially in the context of business or government: "we assembled a panel of experts" Similar groupadvisory groupteambodycommitteejurycouncilboardcommission
   • ▪ a list of available jurors or a jury. North American

   verb

   • 1. cover (a wall or other surface) with panels: "we paneled the wall around the window"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘piece of cloth’, based on Latin pannus ‘(piece of) cloth’. The early sense ‘piece of parchment’ was extended to mean ‘list’, whence the notion ‘advisory group’. panel (sense 1 of the noun) derives from the late Middle English sense ‘distinct section of a surface’.

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