Meaning of panel In English

• 0 a small group of people chosen to give advice, make a decision, or publicly discuss their opinions as entertainment:

  • The competition will be judged by a panel of experts.

• 1 a flat, usually rectangular part, or piece of wood, metal, cloth, etc., that fits into or onto something larger:

  • a beautiful old door with oak panels

  • White silk panels were inset into the sides of the dress.

  • At the bottom of each page is a panel with grammatical information.

• 2 a board or surface that has controls and other devices on it for operating an aircraft or other large machine:

  • a control/instrument panel

• 3 to cover or decorate with flat, usually rectangular pieces of wood, metal, cloth, etc.:

  • The walls of the dining hall were panelled in oak.

  • a panelled room/wall/door

• 4 a flat section in the shape of a rectangle that is part of or fits into something larger:

  • We sanded down the insides of the door panels.

• 5 a surface with devices that a person uses to control or get information about the operation of one or more machines:

  • The car’s instrument panel has buttons that give off a little blue-green light at night.

• 6 a small group of people chosen to give advice, make a decision, or publicly discuss their opinions:

  • A panel of experts was formed to look into the causes of the fire.

• 7 a small group of people chosen to give advice or make a decision on something:

  • The 31-member panel is charged with recommending system improvements.

  • a panel of experts/reviewers/judges The governor will appoint a panel of experts to make a statewide climate action plan.

  • advisory/disciplinary/review panel She served on a federal energy advisory panel .

• 8 a small group of people chosen to give their opinion on a product or service:

  • As a member of our research panel, we will periodically send you an email invitation to answer online.