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Panel

noun

1.

Sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something.

2.

A committee appointed to judge a competition. Synonym: jury.

3.

(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen). Synonym: venire.

4.

A group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc.

5.

A soft pad placed under a saddle.

6.

A piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails. Synonym: gore.

7.

(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'. Synonym: dialog box.

8.

Electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices. Synonyms: board, control board, control panel, instrument panel. "Suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

verb

(past & past part. paneled or panelled; pres. part. paneling or panelling)

1.

Decorate with panels.

2.

Select from a list. Synonyms: empanel, impanel.

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"Panel" Quotes from Famous Books

... divide the surface into square panels. In the open mouth of these serpents is sculptured a human head. The panels are filled with ornaments similar in design to those of the "Governor's House," and among the ornaments of each panel are found one or more human faces, while full-sized figures are not entirely absent. This cut represents but a small portion of the facade. It gives us, however, an idea of the whole. We notice, over the doorway again, ...

— The Prehistoric World - Vanished Races • E. A. Allen

... and took the outside measurement of the side of the house, marking on the string the position and width of each window. She had only now to make a plan and compare the figures. She found that between the back of the bookcase—for she had taken out a few books to ascertain its depth—and the panel of the dining-room there was a thickness of two feet; but between the library and the housekeeper's room there were fully five ...

— One of the 28th • G. A. Henty

... of twenty persons residing at a distance from the place where the crime or offence is said to have been committed are taken from a list furnished by the circuit or the corporation court. Those twenty are summoned to attend the court, and from them a jury panel of sixteen is selected. The accused person may, without giving any reason, object to, or strike off, any four of the sixteen, and the remaining twelve will be the jury ...

— Civil Government of Virginia • William F. Fox

... turned on the light in his room." She made a quick gesture with her left hand, wonderfully expressive of shock. "I shall never forget that! The long, narrow panel of light reached out into the dark like an ugly, yellow arm—reached out just far enough to touch and lay hold of the picture there on the grass; a woman lying on the drenched ground, her face up, and bending over her ...

— No Clue - A Mystery Story • James Hay

... with these books when the Vicomte entered, after knocking at the door. He referred to this courteous precaution by a little gesture indicating the panel upon which his ...

— Dross • Henry Seton Merriman

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