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Panel : (noun)
1: sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or
component of something
2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: jury]
3: (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom
a jury will be chosen) [syn: venire]
4: a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan
or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
5: a pad placed under a saddle
6: (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' [syn: dialog box]
7: 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"
[syn: control panel, instrument panel, control board,
board]
(verb)
1: decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: empanel,
impanel]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Panel : \Pan"el\, n. (A["e]ronautics)
A segment of an a["e]roplane wing. In a biplane the outer
panel extends from the wing tip to the next row of posts, and
is trussed by oblique stay wires.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Panel : \Pan"el\, n. [Orig., a little piece; OF. panel, pannel, F.
panneau, dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall,
side. See 2d Pane.]
1. (Arch.) A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded
or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Panel : \Pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paneledor Panelled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Paneling or Panelling.]
To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PANEL, practice. A schedule or roll containing the names of jurors, summoned
by virtue of a writ of venire facias, and annexed to the writ. It is
returned into the court whence the venire issued. Co. Litt. 158, b.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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