panel
/ˈpænəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
noun
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.
noun
An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
noun
A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
Example Sentences
- "Behind the picture was a panel on the wall."
- "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."
- "A detailed review of the organisation by an independent panel was released last week, revealing a culture of misogyny and bullying."
- "The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline."
- "admin panel"
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpænəl/
- British English: /ˈpænəl/
Usage
- Obsolete
- British usage
- Transitive verb