control panel
19
3.4
- noun
- /kənˈtroʊl ˈpænəl/
- Specialized
:
panel de control
- Jacob and Harry were kneeling beside a control panel, the boy unconsciously mimicking the man's posture.
And you've got a plexiglass bubble in the sky with a control panel and two guards.
- And you've got a plexiglass bubble in the sky with a control panel and two guards.
- Jimmy D open the control panel and then just hit mute.
- Looks like I can up the temperature with this no mystery but and I think that's it for the control panel.
Examples
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NEDRY jumps out and hurries to the control panel on the side of the cement supports.
Fiction book (1993) -
The scientists clustered around the control panel, heatedly arguing about what to do next.
Academic text (2001) -
There are three lights in the center of the control panel.
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The last red light on the engine control panel starts to flash.
Fiction book (1997) -
There's a control panel in my office.
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Ned, please locate the control panel to your left.
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Electrical equipment cubicles with control panels are in a separate bay.
Academic text (2006) -
The amount of heat can be controlled by adjusting the rheostat on the device's control panel.
Academic text (2008) -
The engineers adjusted the settings on the control panel to optimize the machine's performance.
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Before starting the experiment, check the control panel for any warning lights.
Synonyms
5
3.9
A flat panel with dials and lights that shows condition and helps control a vehicle or machine
3
4.1
A flat panel with switches and dials used to operate and check electric equipment
An electronic device fixed to a wall that controls lights, heating, or security
How Complex
- Specialized
39
3.9
- Specialized
151
6.5
- Specialized
19
3.4
- Archaic
27
6.8
- Specialized
233
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'control' (relating to managing or adjusting functions) with 'panel' (a board or group of instruments) — it denotes a board/interface for controlling settings or functions. This noun–noun compound follows common composition patterns and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Control panel comes from the simple image of a flat panel covered in switches, dials, and meters that a person uses to control a machine. So it means 'a board used to control and watch equipment'.