panel
A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
Example
“Behind the picture was a panel on the wall.”
Other meanings
A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
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.”
A kind of
- sheet
Kinds of panel
- window
Related words
- panellist
- panelled
- panelling
Word history
From Latin "pannus" (cloth, rag, garment).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “panel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.