PANEL
What does "PANEL" mean?
A flat, usually rectangular section of a surface, or a group of people gathered to discuss or decide.
Meanings
- A distinct, often rectangular section of a door, wall, garment, or other surface. One panel of the fence had blown loose in the storm.
- A board carrying instruments, switches, or controls. Warning lights blinked across the control panel.
- A group of people chosen to discuss, judge, or advise on something. A panel of experts reviewed the proposal.
- To cover or decorate a surface with panels. They panelled the study in dark oak.
Did you know?
- A discussion 'panel' and a wall 'panel' are the same word: both come from Latin 'pannus' (a piece of cloth), because a jury's list of names was once written on a small strip.
Word origin
From Old French 'panel', meaning a piece of cloth or a small pane, from Latin 'pannus' (cloth); the 'group of people' sense grew from a list of names written on a strip.
Remember it
A PANEL is a PANE with an L - one flat section of a larger surface.
A little poem
Five careful faces at a draped long table-
each a flat panel in one verdict's gable.
couplet
Wordplay
- The carpenter joined the discussion group because he heard they were short a panel.
What it teaches
Whether a board of wood or a board of people, a panel is just a piece judged as part of the whole.
Quick facts
What does PANEL mean?
A flat, usually rectangular section of a surface, or a group of people gathered to discuss or decide.
Is PANEL a valid word?
Yes — PANEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PANEL?
PANEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PANEL come from?
From Old French 'panel', meaning a piece of cloth or a small pane, from Latin 'pannus' (cloth); the 'group of people' sense grew from a list of names written on a strip.
What can PANEL teach us?
Whether a board of wood or a board of people, a panel is just a piece judged as part of the whole.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.