panel

== English == === Alternative forms === pannel (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English panel (“piece of cloth, saddle pad, pane of glass, piece of ice, part, division, jury list, jury members”), from Anglo-Norman panel, panelle (“piece of cloth, saddle cushion”), from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus (“cloth, rag, garment”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Cognate with Old English fana (“a piece of cloth, patch, banner, flag, vane”). Doublet of vane. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpænəl/, [ˈpæn.ɫ̩] (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpænəl/, [ˈpæn.ɫ̩], [ˈpɛən.əl], [ˈpɛən.ɫ̩] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpænəl/, [ˈpæn.ɫ̩], [ˈpeːnəl], [ˈpeːn.ɫ̩] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnəl/, [ˈpɛn.ɫ̩] Rhymes: -ænəl === Noun === panel (plural panels) 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. A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example. 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently reported that that rise is enough to melt 28 to 44 percent of glaciers worldwide. A portion of text or other material within a book, newspaper, web page, etc. set apart from the main body or separated by a border. (comics) An individual frame or drawing in a comic. (graphical user interface) A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel. (law) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff. (law) The whole jury. (Scots law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. (obsolete) A piece of cloth serving as a saddle. A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. (joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame. (masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. (masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on. (mining) A heap of dressed ore. (mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal. (dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. (UK, historical) A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS. (medicine) A group of tests or assays, a battery. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== Panel in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Verb === panel (third-person singular simple present panels, present participle (US) paneling or (UK) panelling, simple past and past participle (US) paneled or (UK) panelled) (obsolete, transitive) To enter (jury members) on an official list of jurors; to empanel. [16th–19th c.] (obsolete, transitive) To fit (an animal, especially a mule or ass) with a panel or simple padded saddle. [16th–19th c.] (transitive) To fit (a room etc.) with panels. [from 17th c.] === References === === Anagrams === 'plane, Alpen, Nepal, Palen, Plean, palen, penal, plane, plena == Catalan == === Noun === panel m (plural panels) panel (group of people) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpanɛl] Hyphenation: pa‧nel === Noun === panel m inan panel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “panel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “panel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “panel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), from Latin panullus, diminutive of pannus. === Noun === panel n (singular definite panelet, plural indefinite paneler) panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts) === References === “panel” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English panel, itself borrowed from Old French panel. Doublet of panneau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.nɛl/ === Noun === panel m (plural panels) panel (group of people) === Further reading === “panel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Orthographic borrowing from English panel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɒnɛl] Hyphenation: pa‧nel Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === panel panel (a large, prefabricated part of a house, such as a wall, roof) panel (a prefabricated part of furniture) panel (instrument panel, such as a dashboard) panel (a group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example) ==== Declension ==== or (less commonly) ==== Derived terms ==== panelelem panelház panellakás === References === == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch paneel. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpanɛl/ [ˈpa.nɛl] Rhymes: -anɛl Syllabification: pa‧nel === Noun === panel (plural panel-panel) panel: a usually rectangular section of a surface; a plain strip or band (comics) an individual frame or drawing in a comic a group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. (fashion) a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; a plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. (printing) a broad strip of material set vertically in or on a dress, skirt, etc. board (a device containing electrical switches and other controls) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Compounds ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “panel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English panel. === Noun === panel m (invariable) panel (various groups of people) === Anagrams === Nepal == Middle English == === Alternative forms === panell, panele, panyll, panelle === Etymology === From Old French panel, from pan, from Latin pannus; equivalent to pane +‎ -el (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpanəl/, /panˈɛːl/ === Noun === panel (plural panelles) A swatch or portion of textiles or cloth. A cushion or cloth acting as cushioning under a saddle. The people due to sit at a jury; a panel acting as jury (rare) A pane or slab of a transparent material. (rare) A portion or section. (rare) A hawk's innards or digestive organs; the pannel. ==== Descendants ==== English: panel, pannel Scots: panel ==== References ==== “panē̆l, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 July 2018. “panel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 July 2018. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), and English panel (other senses). === Noun === panel n (definite singular panelet, indefinite plural panel or paneler, definite plural panela or panelene) a panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts) ==== Derived terms ==== solcellepanel === References === “panel” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), and English panel (other senses). === Noun === panel n (definite singular panelet, indefinite plural panel, definite plural panela) a panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts) ==== Derived terms ==== solcellepanel === References === “panel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English panel. First attested in 1954. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpa.nɛl/ Rhymes: -anɛl Syllabification: pa‧nel === Noun === panel m inan (related adjective panelowy) (literary) panel (discussion involving experts in a specific field and listeners who can ask questions and present their own comments) (literary) panel (group of these experts taking part in such a discussion) (construction) panel (rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.) panel (element that is part of a larger structure) panel (large plate on which some elements are placed for display) panel (strip-shaped device installed on the wall in the bathroom consisting of nozzles and switches regulating the pressure of a water stream) (climbing) panel (artificially erected climbing wall) (Internet) panel (online platform for conducting surveys) (electronics) panel (device mounted on the front of another device for programming and controlling it) (graphical user interface) panel (computer program giving a user control over various elements) (technology) panel (device consisting of large panels installed on the roofs of buildings to capture solar energy and convert it into electrical energy) (painting) panel (large board covered with primed canvas) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “panel”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[5] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “panel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[6] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Paneel. === Noun === panel n (plural panele) panel; panelling (wooden surface) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old French panel. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /paˈnel/ [paˈnel] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: pa‧nel ==== Noun ==== panel m (plural paneles) panel (“material object”) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English panel. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /paˈnel/ [paˈnel] Rhymes: -el IPA(key): /ˈpanel/ [ˈpa.nel] Rhymes: -anel Syllabification: pa‧nel ==== Noun ==== panel m (plural paneles or panels) panel (“group of people”) === Further reading === “panel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “panel”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA == Swedish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), and English panel (other senses). === Noun === panel c panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “panel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) panel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) == Turkish == === Etymology === From English panel. === Noun === panel (definite accusative paneli, plural paneller) (Internet slang) A panel that contains personal information (such as Turkish Identification Number, name and surname, place of residence and family tree) of the residents of Türkiye.