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pan·el

(păn′əl)

1. A flat, usually rectangular piece forming a raised, recessed, or framed part of the surface in which it is set.

2. The space or section in a fence or railing between two posts.

3. A vertical section of fabric; a gore.

a. A thin wooden board, used as a surface for an oil painting.

b. A painting on such a board.

a. A board having switches or buttons to control an electric device.

b. An instrument panel.

6. A section of a telephone switchboard.

7. A cartoon drawing in a sequence of cartoons that form a narrative.

8. Law

a. The complete list of persons summoned for jury duty.

b. Those persons chosen from this list to constitute a pool from which a jury or juries will be selected for a particular court.

c. A jury.

a. A group of people gathered to plan or discuss an issue, judge a contest, or act as a team on a radio or television quiz program.

b. A discussion by such a group.

tr.v. pan·eled, pan·el·ing, pan·els or pan·elled or pan·el·ling

1. To cover or furnish with panels.

2. To decorate with panels.

3. To separate into panels.

[Middle English, piece of cloth, from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus, cloth; see pan- in Indo-European roots.]

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panel

(ˈpænəl)

1. a flat section of a wall, door, etc

2. any distinct section or component of something formed from a sheet of material, esp of a car body, the spine of a book, etc

3. (Knitting & Sewing) a piece of material inserted in a skirt, dress, etc

4. (Broadcasting)

a. a group of persons selected to act as a team in a quiz, to judge a contest, to discuss a topic before an audience, etc

b. (as modifier): a panel game.

5. a public discussion by such a group: a panel on public health.

6. (Law) law

a. a list of persons summoned for jury service

b. the persons on a specific jury

7. (Law) Scots law a person indicted or accused of crime after appearing in court

8. (Art Terms)

a. a thin board used as a surface or backing for an oil painting

b. a painting done on such a surface

9. (Art Terms) any picture with a length much greater than its breadth

10. (Automotive Engineering) See instrument panel

11. (Mechanical Engineering) See instrument panel

12. (Medicine) (formerly, in Britain)

a. a list of patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme

b. a list of medical practitioners within a given area available for consultation by these patients

13. on the panel informal Brit receiving sickness benefit, esp from the government

vb (tr) , -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled

14. to furnish or decorate with panels

15. to divide into panels

16. (Law) law

a. to empanel (a jury)

b. (in Scotland) to bring (a person) to trial; indict

[C13: from Old French: portion, from pan piece of cloth, from Latin pannus; see pane¹]

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pan•el

(ˈpæn l)

n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n.

1. 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. a comparatively thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood.

3. a group of persons gathered to conduct a public discussion, judge a contest, or the like: a panel of experts.

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. a surface on a machine on which controls and dials are mounted.

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

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

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. a lateral subdivision of an airfoil with internal girder construction.

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

11. a pad placed under a saddle.

v.t.

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. impanel (def. 2).

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French: piece, diminutive of pan piece of cloth]

usage: See collective noun.

Panel

a list of people; the people on such a list.

Examples: panel of experts; of interviewers; of judges; of jurymen; of patients.

panel

Past participle: panelled
Gerund: panelling

Imperative
panel
panel

Present
I panel
you panel
he/she/it panels
we panel
you panel
they panel

Preterite
I panelled
you panelled
he/she/it panelled
we panelled
you panelled
they panelled

Present Continuous
I am panelling
you are panelling
he/she/it is panelling
we are panelling
you are panelling
they are panelling

Present Perfect
I have panelled
you have panelled
he/she/it has panelled
we have panelled
you have panelled
they have panelled

Past Continuous
I was panelling
you were panelling
he/she/it was panelling
we were panelling
you were panelling
they were panelling

Past Perfect
I had panelled
you had panelled
he/she/it had panelled
we had panelled
you had panelled
they had panelled

Future
I will panel
you will panel
he/she/it will panel
we will panel
you will panel
they will panel

Future Perfect
I will have panelled
you will have panelled
he/she/it will have panelled
we will have panelled
you will have panelled
they will have panelled

Future Continuous
I will be panelling
you will be panelling
he/she/it will be panelling
we will be panelling
you will be panelling
they will be panelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been panelling
you have been panelling
he/she/it has been panelling
we have been panelling
you have been panelling
they have been panelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been panelling
you will have been panelling
he/she/it will have been panelling
we will have been panelling
you will have been panelling
they will have been panelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been panelling
you had been panelling
he/she/it had been panelling
we had been panelling
you had been panelling
they had been panelling

Conditional
I would panel
you would panel
he/she/it would panel
we would panel
you would panel
they would panel

Past Conditional
I would have panelled
you would have panelled
he/she/it would have panelled
we would have panelled
you would have panelled
they would have panelled

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Noun	1.	panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something caisson, coffer, lacuna - an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome footboard - a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead headboard - a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead paneling, panelling, pane - a panel or section of panels in a wall or door flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting - wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room dado, wainscot - panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall window - a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
	2.	panel - a committee appointed to judge a competition jury commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
	3.	panel - (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) venire body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	panel - a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" panelist, panellist - a member of a panel
	5.	panel - a soft pad placed under a saddle pad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
	6.	panel - a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails gore full skirt - a long skirt gathered at the waist gaiter - a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric umbrella - a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
	7.	panel - (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' dialog box window - (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures graphical user interface, GUI - a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device
	8.	panel - 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" control board, control panel, instrument panel, board dashboard, fascia - instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity idiot light - a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)
Verb	1.	panel - decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	2.	panel - select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" empanel, impanel choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

panel

noun

1. committee, group, team, body, council, board, dream team The panel of judges were unanimous in their decision.

2. console, board, dashboard, fascia The equipment was monitored from a central control panel.

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Translations

لَوْحهَيْئَه مُحَلَّفين او مُسْتَشارين

deskadílpanelporotaskupina

panel

NutzenPanelPlatte Täfelung Teilnehmer

πίνακας

kadro

panel tablero viñeta entrepaño jurado

paneel

paneeli

panneau panneauter vignette case jury

borításfaborítás

dómnefnd; pallborîsumræîuhópurpanill, òil, òilja

pannello rivestire rivestire di pannelli tavola vignetta

apmuštas plokštėmisįsiuvasįsprūdaplokštėplokštės

ekspertu grupaielaidumspanelisžūrija

gardinlengde innfelt stykke panel panelplate

quadrinhoquadro vinheta

филёнка

panel

ekipaopažpanelstikalna plošča

panelruta

kapı aynasıpanel pano

专门小组嵌板镶板

panel

[ˈpænl]

A. N

1. [of wall] → panel m; [of door] → entrepaño m; [of ceiling] → artesón m

2. [of instruments, switches] → tablero m

3. (Sew) → paño m (Art) → tabla f

4. [of judges, in a competition] → jurado m (TV, Rad) → panel m

5. (Brit) (Med) (formerly) → lista f de pacientes

B. VT [+ wall, door] → revestir con entrepaños de madera

C. CPD panel beater N → carrocero/a m/f
panel beating N → chapistería f
panel discussion N → mesa f redonda
panel game N → programa m concurso para equipos
panel pin N → clavo m de espiga

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

panel

[ˈpæn^əl] n

[wall, door] → panneau m
a wooden panel → un panneau de bois

(RADIO, TV) (for discussion) → panel m; (for game) → panel m d'invités

(= committee) → panel m
a panel of experts → un panel d'experts
a panel of judges → un panel de juges
an advisory panel → un panel consultatif

control panel

[skirt, dress] → panneau mpanel discussion n (on TV) → débat m; (on radio) → débat m; (in institute, organization) → débat m
Dodds took part in a TV panel discussion with other candidates → Dodds a pris part à un débat télévisé avec d'autres candidats.
at a UN panel discussion → lors d'un débat des Nations uniespanel game n → jeu-débat m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

panel

(= piece of wood) → Platte f, → Tafel f; (in wainscoting, ceiling, door) → Feld nt; (Sew) → Streifen m, → Einsatz m; (Art) → Tafel f; (= painting) → Tafelbild nt; (= part of a plane’s wing, fuselage) → Verschalungs(bau)teil nt; (= part of bodywork of a car) → Karosserieteil nt; door panel (on car) → Türblech nt; wing panel (on plane) → Tragfläche f

(of instruments, switches) → Schalttafel f; instrument panel → Armaturenbrett nt; (on machine) → Kontrolltafel f

(Jur, = list of names) → Geschworenenliste f; (Brit, Med) → ˜ Liste f → der Kassenärzte

(of interviewers etc) → Gremium nt; (in discussion) → Diskussionsrunde f; (in quiz) → Rateteam nt; a panel of experts → ein Sachverständigengremium nt; on the panel tonight we have … → als Teilnehmer der Diskussionsrunde/des Rateteams begrüßen wir heute Abend …; a panel of judges → eine Jury

vt wall, ceiling → täfeln, paneelieren

panel

panel beater

n → Autoschlosser(in) m(f)

panel-beating

n (= repair work) → Ausbeulen nt

panel discussion

n → Podiumsdiskussion f

panel doctor

n → Kassenarzt m, → Kassenärztin f

panel game

n → Ratespiel nt

panel

panel pin

n → Stift m

panel saw → Laubsäge f

panel truck

n (US) → Lieferwagen m

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panel

[ˈpænl]

1. n

a. (gen) → pannello; (of triptych) → tavola; (of ceiling) → cassettone m; (of instruments, switches) → quadro

b. (Radio, TV) (of judges) → giuria; (of experts, researchers) → gruppo; (in market research) → panel m inv

2. vt (wall, door) → rivestire di or con pannelli

panel

(ˈpӕnl) noun

1. a flat, straight-sided piece of wood, fabric etc such as is put into a door, wall, dress etc. a door-panel.

2. a group of people chosen for a particular purpose eg to judge a contest, take part in a quiz or other game. I will ask some questions and the panel will try to answer them.

ˈpanelled adjective

made of or surrounded with panels (usually of wood). a panelled door; oak-panelled.

ˈpanelling noun

(wood used for) panels covering the walls of a room etc. oak panelling.

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While groping over the successive panels with the greatest care, I endeavored not to lose a minute, for I was feeling more and more overcome with the heat and we were literally roasting in that blazing forest.

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Paulvitch's sneering laugh came through the polished panels.

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At last D'Artagnan, having got up too close, stepped back to prepare a fourth thrust, but the moment when, after a fine, quick feint, he was attacking as sharply as lightning, the wall seemed to give way, Mordaunt disappeared through the opening, and D'Artagnan's blade, caught between the panels, shivered like a sword of glass.

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The cabin lamp --taking long swings this way and that --was burning fitfully, and casting fitful shadows upon the old man's bolted door, --a thin one, with fixed blinds inserted, in place of upper panels. The isolated subterraneousness of the cabin made a certain humming silence to reign there, though it was hooped round by all the roar of the elements.

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A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

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Two panels were entirely hidden under pen-and-ink sketches, Gouache landscapes and Audran engravings, relics of better times and vanished luxury.

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I raised the bar and shot it to the right just as the foremost of the guardsmen threw himself against the opposite side of the massive panels.

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"Here it is," she whispered joyously, "here it has been all the time." Running her fingers along the molding until she found a little hidden spring she pushed it, and one of the great panels swung slowly in, revealing the yawning mouth of a black opening behind.

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It was not a mere block, but highly decorated with deep framed panels on either side.

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A sliding noise was heard: one would have said that panels were working at the sides of the Nautilus.

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