panel

pan•el

[[t]ˈpæn l[/t]] n. v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. brit.)-elled, -el•ling.

1) bui archit. a distinct section of a wall, wainscot, door, etc., esp. one sunk below or raised above the surface or enclosed by a frame or border

2) bui a comparatively thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood

3) law a group of persons gathered to conduct a public discussion, judge a contest, or the like:

a panel of experts[/ex]

4)

a) a list of persons summoned for service as jurors

b) the body of persons composing a jury

c) (in Scotland) the person or persons arraigned for trial

5) cvb a surface on a machine on which controls and dials are mounted

6) elo elm a switchboard or control board containing a set of related electrical cords, jacks, relays, etc

7) clo a broad strip of material set vertically in or on a dress, skirt, etc

8) fia

a) a flat piece of wood of varying kinds on which a picture is painted

b) a picture painted on such a piece of wood

9) aer. a lateral subdivision of an airfoil with internal girder construction

10) bui civ Engin. an area or section of a truss bounded by principal web members and chords

11) a pad placed under a saddle

12) to arrange in or furnish with a panel

13) to ornament with a panel or panels

14) to set in a frame as a panel

15) law

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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < OF: piece, dim. of pan piece of cloth usage: See collective noun