Sekirov Dictionary

panel

/ˈpænəl/

noun20

  1. a flat part with straight sides, joined to others to make up a door, a wall or a box
  2. A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
  3. The whole jury.
  4. A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
  5. A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
  6. One of the faces of a hewn stone.
  7. A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
  8. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
  9. 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.
  10. An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
  11. A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
  12. A group of tests or assays, a battery.
  13. A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.
  14. A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff.
  15. (UK, historical) A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS.
  16. A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
  17. A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
  18. One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
  19. A heap of dressed ore.
  20. (no longer used) A piece of cloth serving as a saddle.

verb3

  1. To fit (a room etc.) with panels.
  2. (no longer used) To enter (jury members) on an official list of jurors; to empanel.
  3. (no longer used) To fit (an animal, especially a mule or ass) with a panel or simple padded saddle.
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