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PANEL

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Irregular inflected forms: panelled    , panelling   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

Example:

suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree

Synonyms:

board; control board; control panel; instrument panel; panel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("panel" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Meronyms (parts of "panel"):

idiot light (a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "panel"):

dashboard; fascia (instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with 'okay' or 'cancel'

Synonyms:

dialog box; panel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("panel" is a kind of...):

window ((computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Holonyms ("panel" is a part of...):

graphical user interface; GUI (a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

Synonyms:

gore; panel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("panel" is a kind of...):

piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)

Holonyms ("panel" is a part of...):

full skirt (a long skirt gathered at the waist)

gaiter (a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides)

umbrella (a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("panel" is a kind of...):

flat solid; sheet (a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "panel"):

caisson; coffer; lacunar (an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome)

footboard (a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead)

headboard (a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead)

pane; paneling; panelling (a panel or section of panels in a wall or door)

wainscot; wainscoting; wainscotting (wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room)

dado; wainscot (panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall)

window (a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material)

Derivation:

panel (decorate with panels)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A soft pad placed under a saddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("panel" is a kind of...):

pad (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("panel" is a kind of...):

body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity)

Meronyms (members of "panel"):

panelist; panellist (a member of a panel)

Derivation:

panel (select from a list)

panelist; panellist (a member of a panel)

Sense 7

Meaning:

(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

Synonyms:

panel; venire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("panel" is a kind of...):

body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

panelist; panellist (a member of a panel)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A committee appointed to judge a competition

Synonyms:

jury; panel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("panel" is a kind of...):

commission; committee (a special group delegated to consider some matter)

Derivation:

panel (select from a list)

panelist; panellist (a member of a panel)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Select from a list

Example:

empanel prospective jurors

Synonyms:

empanel; impanel; panel

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "panel" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

panel (a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc)

panel (a committee appointed to judge a competition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Decorate with panels

Example:

panel the walls with wood

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "panel" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

panel (sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something)

paneling; panelling (a panel or section of panels in a wall or door)

Credits

 Context examples: 

“Score, indeed!” cried she, standing with upraised hands in front of the panel on which Alleyne had worked the night before.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The gene panel was selected and the Recurrence Score calculation was derived through extensive laboratory testing and multiple independent clinical development studies.

(Oncotype DX breast cancer assay, NCI Thesaurus)

The large oak-panelled, book-lined room had a curtain hung in the further corner.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then he did the same with the wood-work with which the chamber was panelled.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The DASH diet was one of 38 diets reviewed and scored by the U.S. News and World Report’s panel of health experts.

(DASH ranked Best Diet Overall for eighth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report, National Institutes of Health)

The opening of the little door in the panelled wall made me start and turn.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

I struck the door of the state-room which had formerly been Mugridge’s, splintering and smashing the panels with the impact of my body.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

An assessment of Epstein-Barr virus infection based on a panel of EBV antigen antibody tests.

(Epstein-Barr Virus Profile Interpretation, NCI Thesaurus)

The InSight team expects a confirmation later Monday that the spacecraft's solar panels successfully deployed.

(NASA InSight Lander Arrives on Martian Surface, NASA)

A person who presides over a review committee or panel, which evaluates letters of intent (LOI) for clinical trials.

(Letter of Intent Review Chair, NCI Thesaurus)