panel

English

/ˈpænəl/

noun
Definitions
  • A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
  • A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
  • (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; hence, more generally, the whole jury.
  • (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.
  • (military) A frame for carrying a mortar.
  • (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.
  • (Britain) 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English panel derived from Old French panel derived from Latin pannus (cloth, rag, piece of cloth, garment, a cloth).

Origin

Latin

pannus

Gloss

cloth, rag, piece of cloth, garment, a cloth

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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