solar panel
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- noun
- /ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəl/
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panel solar
- Well, I need some solar panels installed on my roof to harness renewable energy for my home.
- install solar panels
- solar panels on roofs
- use solar panels
So sunlight hits the solar panels here on the spacecraft.
- So sunlight hits the solar panels here on the spacecraft.
- So why not put up solar panels all around the star?
- So the, the sun hits solar panels or wind hits windmills.
- But but my opinion is that if you're going to get solar panels, you should buy them.
- Once you've got Starlink, OK, Yeah, he's got massive batteries, solar panels, electric vehicles.
- So keep on dusting those solar panels, guys.
- So keep calm and keep on dusting the solar panels.
Examples
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The big players are industrial users, and we're talking about large solar panel manufacturers.
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So why not put up solar panels all around the star?
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What if you could make a $10 solar panel?
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Bring it over to the solar panel.
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Is that a solar panel?
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We have installed solar panels and other equipment to produce our own power.
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My husband and I just had a bunch of solar panels installed on our roof.
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We need to find ways to make solar panels really cheap to install.
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So sunlight hits the solar panels here on the spacecraft.
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It gets its power from solar panels.
Synonyms
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Many connected panels that make electricity from sunlight
A device with many small panels that changes sunlight into electricity
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device that converts sunlight into electricity' is directly derivable from combining 'solar' (pertaining to the sun) with 'panel' (a flat component or board); the modifier specifies the panel's energy source. This is a common, compositional noun–noun compound found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Solar panel combines solar (the 'sun') and panel (a flat board) to create a simple picture: a flat board that catches the sun. These boards turn 'sunlight' into 'electricity', so the name fits devices that make power from the sun.