| Noun | 1. | panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of somethingfootboard - a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead headboard - a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width dado, wainscot - panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest window - a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material | |
| 2. | panel - a committee appointed to judge a competitioncommission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle | |
| 3. | panel - (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium" jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 4. | panel - a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etcbody - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium" | |
| 5. | panel - a pad placed under a saddlepad - a usually thin flat mass of padding | |
| 6. | panel - (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'window - (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures 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 | |
| 7. | panel - electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"dashboard - instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls idiot light - a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure) | |
| Verb | 1. | panel - decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood" | |
| 2. | panel - select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors"choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" | |