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panel

/ˈpænəl/
nounverb

A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.

    “Behind the picture was a panel on the wall.”

  2. 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.”

  3. 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.

  4. An individual frame or drawing in a comic.

    “The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline.”

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To fit (a room etc.) with panels.

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Where it comes from

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”).

PANEL at a glance

PANEL has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + N 1 + E 1 + L 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,690 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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