Definition of "panel" in inglés

noun

1. A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.

   • Behind the picture was a panel on the wall.

2. A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.

   • Today’s panel includes John Smith.
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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.

   • The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline.

5. (graphical user interface) A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.

   • admin 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.

    • the panel of a door

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.

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To enter (jury members) on an official list of jurors; to empanel.

2. (obsolete, transitive) To fit (an animal, especially a mule or ass) with a panel or simple padded saddle.

3. (transitive) To fit (a room etc.) with panels.