panel
- noun
- /ˈpænəl/
- So this here is the back panel with the kickstand there.
- solar panel
- top panel
- bottom panel
So this here is the back panel with the kickstand there.
- So this here is the back panel with the kickstand there.
Examples
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You have to open the round panel in back and push the small button.
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So we're going to pull the panel off, lift that down.
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It's just an LED panel, but it looks good.
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Middle of the control panel, near the top.
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Solar panel technology for vehicles.
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An example window is shown by the thin line in the upper panel of Figure 1.
Academic text (2012) -
It's made of these panels as you see around the room here.
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It's time to glue the front panel and paint everything white.
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A typical geometry is shown in the top panel of the figure.
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The electrician replaced the broken light panel in the ceiling.
Synonyms
A flat thin piece of material like metal or bone
A hinged or removable flat section like a table extension
Compounds
- Specialized
A flat board with switches and dials that people use to run and check machines
A flat panel with dials and lights that shows condition and helps control a vehicle or machine
- Specialized
A system that warms rooms with hot wires or pipes inside walls, floors and ceilings
- Specialized
A small lamp that makes a car or plane instrument panel easy to read at night
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An electronic device fixed to a wall that controls lights, heating, or security
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Panel comes from an old Latin word pannus meaning 'cloth', and it first meant a small piece of cloth that became a flat part of a larger surface. So a panel today is a flat piece of something like an umbrella, dress, or sail.