panel

Pronunciation: /ˈpænəl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
  2. noun a committee appointed to judge a competition
  3. noun (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
sheet
Narrower (hyponyms)
headboard, coffer, window, paneling, wainscot

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