Word: panel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English panel (“piece of cloth, saddle pad, pane of glass, piece of ice, part, division, jury list, jury members”), from Anglo-Norman panel, panelle (“piece of cloth, saddle cushion”), from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus (“cloth, rag, garment”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Cognate with Old English fana (“a piece of cloth, patch, banner, flag, vane”). Doublet of vane. Pronunciation: /ˈpænəl/, [ˈpæn.ɫ̩], [ˈpɛən.əl], [ˈpɛən.ɫ̩], [ˈpeːnəl] 1. 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. 2. A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc. 3. A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example. Example: Today’s panel includes John Smith. Example: 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently reported that that rise is enough to melt 28 to 44 percent of glaciers worldwide. 4. 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. 5. An individual frame or drawing in a comic. Example: The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline. 6. A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel. Example: admin panel 7. A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff. Example: To this end the sheriff returns his compulsive process , the writ of habeas corpora, or distringas , with the panel of jurors annexed, to the judge's officer in court. 8. The whole jury. 9. A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. Example: [I]t remains only to examine the Relevancy of the two general exculpatory Defences pled for the Pannells. 10. A piece of cloth serving as a saddle. Labels: obsolete Example: A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped, with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed 11. A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. 12. A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame. Example: the panel of a door 13. One of the faces of a hewn stone. 14. A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on. 15. A heap of dressed ore. 16. One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal. 17. A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. 18. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. 19. A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS. Labels: UK, historical 20. A group of tests or assays, a battery. Example: This panel of tests can also help in cases where leukemia or lymphoma suddenly takes a turn for the worse (crisis) by determining if a change in the type of cells is causing the problem. Example: A lipid panel measures three different types: low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and triglycerides.