panel

UK: /ˈpæn^əl/ US: /ˈpænəl/ ,(pan′l)

Inflections of 'panel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.

panels

v 3rd person singular

panelling

v pres p (Mainly UK)

paneling

v pres p (US)

panelled

v past (Mainly UK)

paneled

v past (US)

panelled

v past p (Mainly UK)

paneled

v past p (US)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pan•el /ˈpænəl/   n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
n. [countable]

1. Building, Architecture a section or part of a wall, etc., esp. one sunk below or raised above the surface.
2. Building a thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood:
   mounted panels on the wall to reduce noise.
3. • Law a group conducting a public discussion, judging a contest, etc.:
     a panel of experts.
4. • (a list of) people summoned for service as jurors.
5. a surface on a machine on which dials and controls are mounted:
   The control panel on that new car looks like one for a spaceship.

v. [~ + object]

6. to arrange in (a wall, etc.) with a panel or panels.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pan•el  (pan′l), n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
n. 

1. Building, Architecture a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., esp. of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
2. Building a comparatively thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood.
3. Law a group of persons gathered to conduct a public discussion, judge a contest, serve as advisers, be players on a radio or television game, or the like:
   a panel of political scientists meeting to discuss foreign policy.
4. Law a public discussion by such a group.
5. [Law.]
   • a list of persons summoned for service as jurors.
   • the body of persons composing a jury.
   • (in Scotland) the person or persons arraigned for trial.
6. a mount for or a surface or section of a machine containing the controls and dials.
7. Electronics a switchboard or control board, or a division of a switchboard or control board containing a set of related cords, jacks, relays, etc.
8. Clothing a broad strip of material set vertically in or on a dress, skirt, etc.
9. Fine Art [Painting.]
   • a flat piece of wood of varying kinds on which a picture is painted.
   • a picture painted on such a piece of wood.
10. (in Britain) a list of approved or cooperating doctors available to patients under a health insurance program.
11. Aeronautics a lateral subdivision of an airfoil with internal girder construction.
12. Building [Engin., Building Trades.]
    • Building the space on the chord of a truss between any two adjacent joints made by principal web members with the chord.
    • Building the space within the web of a truss between any two such joints and a corresponding pair of joints or a single joint on an opposite chord.
13. Printing the section between the two bands on the spine of a bound book.
14. Mining an area of a coal seam separated for mining purposes from adjacent areas by extra thick masses or ribs of coal.
15. a pad placed under a saddle.
16. a pad, cloth, or the like, serving as a saddle.
17. Building a pane, as in a window.
18. a slip of parchment.
19. Photography a photograph much longer in one dimension than the other.

v.t. 

20. to arrange in or furnish with a panel or panels.
21. to ornament with a panel or panels.
22. to set in a frame as a panel.
23. Law to select (a jury).
24. Law [Scots Law.] to bring to trial.

• Old French panel a piece (of anything), diminutive of pan piece of cloth or the like. See pane, -elle
• Middle English 1250–1300

Usage

See collective noun. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

panel / ˈpæn^əl/ noun

1. a flat section of a wall, door, etc
2. any distinct section or component of something formed from a sheet of material, esp of a car body, the spine of a book, etc
3. a piece of material inserted in a skirt, dress, etc
4. a group of persons selected to act as a team in a quiz, to judge a contest, to discuss a topic before an audience, etc
5. (as modifier): a panel game
6. a list of persons summoned for jury service
7. the persons on a specific jury
8. a person indicted or accused of a crime after appearing in court
9. a thin board used as a surface or backing for an oil painting
10. a painting done on such a surface
11. any picture with a length much greater than its breadth
12. See instrument panel
13. (formerly, in Britain) a list of patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
14. a list of medical practitioners within a given area available for consultation by these patients

verb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( -els, -eling, -eled)(transitive)

1. to furnish or decorate with panels
2. to empanel (a jury)
3. (in Scotland) to bring (a person) to trial; indict

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French: portion, from pan piece of cloth, from Latin pannus; see pane¹