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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”). Cognate with Old English fana (“a piece of cloth, patch, banner, flag, vane”). Doublet of vane.

panel (plural panels)

  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.
    1. (architecture) A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
  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.
    • 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns
      The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently reported that that rise is enough to melt 28 to 44 percent of glaciers worldwide.
    • 2025 May 4, John Simpson, “Police Federation under fire for backing ‘unsackable’ rogue cops”, in The Observer‎[2]:
      A detai led review of the organisation by an independent panel was released last week, revealing a culture of misogyny and bullying.
  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. (comics) An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
    The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline.
  5. (graphical user interface) A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
    admin panel
  6. (law) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff.
  7. (law) The whole jury.
  8. (Scots law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
    • 1737, “Information for His Majesty’s Advocate, and Mr. Hugh Forbes, Advocate, Procurator Fiscal of the High Court of Admiralty, against Thomas McAdam, and James Long, Pannels”, in Extract of the Proceedings before James Graham of Airth, Esq; Judge of the High Court of Admiralty in Scotland, in the Action at the Instance of Duncan Forbes, Esq; His Majesty’s Advocate, and Mr. Hugh Forbes, Advocate, Procurator Fiscal of the Said High Court, against Thomas McAdams Souldier, and James Long Corporal, in the Regiment of Foot Commanded by Colonel —— Hamilton. Laid before the House Pursuant to Their Lordship’s Order April 18, 1737, London: Printed by John Baskett, […], →OCLC, page 12:
      [I]t remains only to examine the Relevancy of the two general exculpatory Defences pled for the Pannells.
  9. (obsolete) A piece of cloth serving as a saddle.
    • 1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:
      A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped,
      with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed
  10. A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
  11. (joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
    the panel of a door
  12. (masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.[1]
  13. (masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.
  14. (mining) A heap of dressed ore.
  15. (mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
  16. (dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
  17. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
  18. (British, historical) A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS.
  19. (medicine) A group of tests or assays, a battery.

rectangular section of a surface

group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc

single frame in a comic strip

Translations to be checked

panel (third-person singular simple present panels, present participle (US) paneling or (UK) panelling, simple past and past participle (US) paneled or (UK) panelled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To enter (jury members) on an official list of jurors; to empanel. [16th–19th c.]

  2. (obsolete, transitive) To fit (an animal, especially a mule or ass) with a panel or simple padded saddle. [16th–19th c.]

    • 1755, Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Tobias Smollett, Don Quixote, Volume One, II.5:
      The knight […] arose, and commanded Sancho to saddle his horse and pannel his ass immediately.

  3. (transitive) To fit (a room etc.) with panels. [from 17th c.]

  4. ^ 1846, George William Francis, The Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, and Manufactures

panel m inan

  1. panel

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), from Latin panullus, diminutive of pannus.

panel n (singular definite panelet, plural indefinite paneler)

  1. panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)

Borrowed from English panel, itself borrowed from Old French panel. Doublet of panneau.

panel m (plural panels)

  1. panel (group of people)

Orthographic borrowing from English panel.[1]

panel

  1. panel (a large, prefabricated part of a house, such as a wall, roof)
  2. panel (a prefabricated part of furniture)
  3. panel (instrument panel, such as a dashboard)
  4. panel (a group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example)

or (less commonly)

  1. ^ István Tótfalusi (2005), Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára [A Storehouse of Foreign Words: An Explanatory and Etymological Dictionary of Foreign Words], Budapest: Tinta, →ISBN

Borrowed from Dutch paneel.

panel (plural **panel-panel)

  1. panel:
    1. a usually rectangular section of a surface; a plain strip or band
    2. (comics) an individual frame or drawing in a comic
    3. a group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc.
    4. (fashion) a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; a plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
    5. (printing) a broad strip of material set vertically in or on a dress, skirt, etc.
  2. board (a device containing electrical switches and other controls)

Borrowed from English panel.

panel m (invariable)

  1. panel (various groups of people)

From Old French panel, from pan, from Latin pannus; equivalent to pane +‎ -el (diminutive suffix).

panel (plural panelles)

  1. A swatch or portion of textiles or cloth.
  2. A cushion or cloth acting as cushioning under a saddle.
  3. The people due to sit at a jury; a panel acting as jury
  4. (rare) A pane or slab of a transparent material.
  5. (rare) A portion or section.
  6. (rare) A hawk's innards or digestive organs; the pannel.

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), and English panel (other senses).

panel n (definite singular panelet, indefinite plural **panel or paneler, definite plural panela or panelene)

  1. a panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), and English panel (other senses).

panel n (definite singular panelet, indefinite plural **panel, definite plural panela)

  1. a panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)

Borrowed from English panel.[1][2][3] First attested in 1954.[4]

panel m inan (related adjective panelowy)

  1. (literary) panel (discussion involving experts in a specific field and listeners who can ask questions and present their own comments)

    1. (literary) panel (group of these experts taking part in such a discussion)

  2. (construction) panel (rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.)

  3. panel (element that is part of a larger structure)

  4. panel (large plate on which some elements are placed for display)

  5. panel (strip-shaped device installed on the wall in the bathroom consisting of nozzles and switches regulating the pressure of a water stream)

  6. (climbing) panel (artificially erected climbing wall)

  7. (Internet) panel (online platform for conducting surveys)

  8. (electronics) panel (device mounted on the front of another device for programming and controlling it)

  9. (graphical user interface) panel (computer program giving a user control over various elements)

  10. (technology) panel (device consisting of large panels installed on the roofs of buildings to capture solar energy and convert it into electrical energy)

  11. (painting) panel (large board covered with primed canvas)

  12. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “panel”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

  13. ^ Dubisz, Stanisław, editor (2003), “panel”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal Dictionary of the Polish Language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1–4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN, →OCLC

  14. ^ Halina Zgółkowa, editor (1994–2005), “panel”, in Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny, volumes 1–50, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz, →ISBN

  15. ^ panel in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Borrowed from German Paneel.

panel n (plural panele)

  1. panel; panelling (wooden surface)

Borrowed from Old French panel.

panel m (plural paneles)

  1. panel (“material object”)

Borrowed from English panel.

panel m (plural paneles or panels)

  1. panel (“group of people”)

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), and English panel (other senses).

panel c

  1. panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)

From English panel.

panel (definite accusative paneli, plural paneller)

  1. (Internet slang) A panel that contains personal information (such as Turkish Identification Number, name and surname, place of residence and family tree) of the residents of Türkiye.