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Webster 1913 Edition


Panel

Pan′el

,
Noun.
[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 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.
4.
Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
5.
(Joinery)
A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame;
as, the
panel
of a door
.
6.
(Masonry)
One of the faces of a hewn stone.
Gwilt.
7.
(Painting)
A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
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.
9.
(Dressmaking)
A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
10.
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 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.

Pan′el

,
Verb.
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Panel

PAN'EL

, n.
1.
A square piece of board, or other piece somewhat similar inserted between other pieces; as the panel of a door.
2.
A piece of parchment or schedule, containing the names of persons summoned by the sheriff. Hence more generally,
3.
The whole jury.

PAN'EL

,
Verb.
T.
To form with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.

Definition 2024


Panel

Panel

See also: panel

German

Noun

Panel n (genitive Panels, plural Panels)

  1. panel
  2. Single image in a comics.

Declension

panel

panel

See also: Panel

English

Noun

panel (plural panels)

  1. A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.; (architecture) A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
    Behind the picture was a panel on the wall.
  2. A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
    Today's panel includes John Smith.
  3. An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
    The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline.
  4. (law) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Blackstone to this entry?)
  5. (law, Scotland) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)
  6. (obsolete) A piece of cloth serving as a saddle.
  7. A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
  8. (joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
    the panel of a door
  9. (masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Gwilt to this entry?)
  10. (masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.
  11. (mining) A heap of dressed ore.
  12. (mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
  13. (dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
  14. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.

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Verb

panel (third-person singular simple present panels, present participle panelling or paneling, simple past and past participle panelled or paneled)

  1. to fit with panels

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Anagrams


French

Etymology

Borrowing from English panel.

Noun

panel m (plural panels)

  1. panel (group of people)

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowing from English panel.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɒnɛl]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧nel

Noun

panel

  1. panel (a large, prefabricated part of a house, such as a wall, roof)
  2. panel (a prefabricated part of furniture)
  3. panel (instrument panel, such as a dashboard)
  4. panel (a group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative panel panelek
accusative panelt paneleket
dative panelnek paneleknek
instrumental panellel panelekkel
causal-final panelért panelekért
translative panellé panelekké
terminative panelig panelekig
essive-formal panelként panelekként
essive-modal
inessive panelben panelekben
superessive panelen paneleken
adessive panelnél paneleknél
illative panelbe panelekbe
sublative panelre panelekre
allative panelhez panelekhez
elative panelből panelekből
delative panelről panelekről
ablative paneltől panelektől
Possessive forms of panel
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. panelem paneljeim
2nd person sing. paneled paneljeid
3rd person sing. panelje paneljei
1st person plural panelünk paneljeink
2nd person plural paneletek paneljeitek
3rd person plural paneljük paneljeik

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References

  1. Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English panel.

Noun

panel m (invariable)

  1. panel (various groups of people)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -el

Etymology

Borrowing from English panel.

Noun

panel m (plural paneles)

  1. panel

Derived terms

  • panel solar