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say it: PAN-uhl
panel is a noun and verb meaning "sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something". It is pronounced /ˈpænəl/ — PAN-uhl. It carries 10 recorded senses.
a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
a soft pad placed under a saddle
a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
(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'
computer science
electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
“he checked the instrument panel”
“suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for panel come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.