panel | |
1. n. 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. n. (architecture) A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc. | |
3. n. 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. | |
4. n. An individual frame or drawing in a comic. | |
The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline. | |
5. n. (legal) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury. | |
6. n. (legal, Scotland) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. | |
7. n. (obsolete) A piece of cloth serving as a saddle. | |
8. n. A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. | |
9. n. (joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame. | |
the panel of a door | |
10. n. (masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. | |
11. n. (masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on. | |
12. n. (mining) A heap of dressed ore. | |
13. n. (mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal. | |
14. n. (dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. | |
15. n. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. | |
16. n. (historical) A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS. | |
17. v. To fit with panels. | |