panel

noun

1. 1. a piece of cloth placed under a saddle; saddle lining
   2. a soft saddle
2. a section or division of a surface, or one that constitutes a surface; specif.,
   1. a section of a fence or railing between two posts
   2. a flat piece, usually rectangular, forming a part of the surface of a wall, door, cabinet, etc., and usually raised, recessed, framed, etc.
   3. a similar piece used for enclosing or covering something or serving as a light diffuser, a built-in heating element in space heating, etc.
   4. a compartment or pane of a window
   5. a section of a tapestry
   6. any of the sections of a comic strip
   7. an insulated board, or flat surface, for instruments or controls, as of an electric circuit, airplane, etc.
3. 1. a thin board for an oil painting
   2. a painting on such a board
   3. any picture very much longer than it is wide

4. Etymology: < piece of parchment on which orig. recorded

   1. a list of persons summoned for jury duty
   2. the persons summoned or the jury itself
5. a group of persons selected for a specific purpose, as judging a contest, discussing an issue publicly, performing on a radio or TV quiz show, etc.
6. Aeron.
   1. any of the sections of a wing
   2. any of the sections of fabric, etc. used in the envelope of a balloon or airship, or in the canopy of a parachute
7. Dressmaking a lengthwise strip, as of contrasting material, in a skirt or dress
8. Mining a compartment of a mine

Etymology: OFr < VL *pannellus, dim. of L pannus, piece of cloth: see pane

transitive verb paneled -·eled or panelled -·elled, paneling -·el·ing or panelling -·el·ling