panel

panel

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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

  • (UK, US, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpænəl/, [ˈpæn.l̩]
    • (æ-tensing, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɛən.əl/, [ˈpɛən.l̩], /ˈpɛːn.əl/, [ˈpɛːn.l̩]
    • (æ-tensing, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpeːnəl/, [ˈpeːn.l̩]
  • Rhymes: -ænəl

Noun

panel (plural panels)

  1. A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
    1. (architecture) A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
  2. A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
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  3. 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.
  4. (comics) An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
  5. (graphical user interface) A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
  6. (law) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff.
  7. (law) The whole jury.
  8. (Scots law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
  9. (obsolete) A piece of cloth serving as a saddle.
  10. A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
  11. (joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
  12. (masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.
  13. (masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.
  14. (mining) A heap of dressed ore.
  15. (mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
  16. (dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
  17. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
  18. (British, historical) A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS.
  19. (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 panelling or (US) paneling, simple past and past participle panelled or (US) paneled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To enter (jury members) on an official list of jurors; to empanel. [16th–19th c.]
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To fit (an animal, especially a mule or ass) with a panel or simple padded saddle. [16th–19th c.]
  3. (transitive) To fit (a room etc.) with panels. [from 17th c.]

References

Anagrams

  • 'plane, Alpen, Nepal, Palen, Plean, palen, penal, plane, plena

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpanɛl]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧nel

Noun

panel m inan

  1. 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), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), from Latin panullus, diminutive of pannus.

Noun

panel n (singular definite panelet, plural indefinite paneler)

  1. 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)

  1. panel (group of people)

Further reading

  • “panel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English panel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɒnɛl]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧nel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

panel

  1. panel (a large, prefabricated part of a house, such as a wall, roof)
  2. panel (a prefabricated part of furniture)
  3. panel (instrument panel, such as a dashboard)
  4. 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)

  1. panel (an usually rectangular section of a surface; a plain strip or band)
  2. (comics) panel (an individual frame or drawing in a comic)
  3. panel (a group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc.)
  4. board (a device containing electrical switches and other controls)

Derived terms

Compounds

Further reading

  • “panel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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)

  1. 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)

  1. A swatch or portion of textiles or cloth.
  2. A cushion or cloth acting as cushioning under a saddle.
  3. The people due to sit at a jury; a panel acting as jury
  4. (rare) A pane or slab of a transparent material.
  5. (rare) A portion or section.
  6. (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 2018-07-05.
  • “panel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-05.

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)

  1. 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)

  1. a panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)

Derived terms

  • solcellepanel

References

  • “panel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Paneel.

Noun

panel n (plural panele)

  1. panel; panelling (wooden surface)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English panel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈnel/ [paˈnel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: pa‧nel

Noun

panel m (plural paneles)

  1. panel

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “panel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), and English panel (other senses).

Noun

panel c

  1. panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • panel in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
  • panel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Turkish

Etymology

From English panel.

Noun

panel (definite accusative paneli, plural paneller)

  1. (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.

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