panel

pronunciation

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Noun:

sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something
a committee appointed to judge a competition
(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
a pad placed under a saddle
(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'
electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
Verb:

decorate with panels
select from a list

Word Origin

panel: panel: [13] Etymologically, a panel is nothing more than a ‘small pane’. It comes via Old French from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, a diminutive form of Latin pannus ‘rag’ (source of English pane [13]). Both panel and pane entered English with their original ‘cloth’ connotations intact, but they have now virtually died out, surviving only in the compound counterpane (which is actually an alteration of an earlier counterpoint), and ‘shape’ has taken over from ‘substance’ as the word’s key semantic feature.=> pane

panel (n.): early 14c., from Old French panel "piece of cloth, piece, saddle cushion" (Modern French panneau), from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus "piece of cloth" (see pane). Anglo-French legalese sense of "piece of parchment (cloth) listing jurors" led by late 14c. to meaning "jury." General sense of "persons called on to advise, judge, discuss," etc. is from 1570s. Sense of "distinct part of surface of a wall, door, etc." is first recorded c. 1600.

panel (v.): mid-15c., "to empanel," from panel (n.). From 1630s as "to furnish (a room) with panels." Related: Paneled; paneling; panelling.

1. Three years ago , panel makers ' gross margins were 30 % , according to ihs , a consultancy .

2. The iphone may use so-called in-cell technology that integrates the touch sensors within the lcd panel .

3. Certainly no fisherman gives a damn whether his electricity comes from a coal-burning plant or a solar panel . "