pan ‧ el S1 W2 AC /ˈpænl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'piece of cloth, piece' , from Latin pannus ; ⇨ ↑ pane ]
1 . GROUP OF PEOPLE [ also + plural verb British English ]
a) a group of people with skills or ↑ specialist knowledge who have been chosen to give advice or opinions on a particular subject
panel of
A panel of experts has looked at the proposal.
on a panel
There will be at least three senior doctors on the panel.
b) a group of well-known people who answer questions on a radio or television programme ⇨ panellist
on a panel
We have two senior politicians on our panel tonight.
c) American English a group of people who are chosen to listen to a case in a court of law and to decide the result SYN jury :
The panel spent 14 hours going over the evidence.
2 . PIECE OF SOMETHING
a) a flat piece of wood, glass etc with straight sides, which forms part of a door, wall, fence etc:
a stained glass panel
There were a few panels missing from the fence.
b) a piece of metal that forms part of the outer structure of a vehicle:
One of the door panels was badly damaged and had to be replaced.
c) a piece of material that forms part of a piece of clothing:
a skirt made in six panels
3 . instrument/control panel a board in a car, plane, boat etc that has the controls on it
4 . PICTURE a thin board with a picture painted on it
⇨ ↑ solar panel