a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
a comparatively thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood.
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.
a public discussion by such a group.
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.
a mount for or a surface or section of a machine containing the controls and dials.
Electricity.
a switchboard or control board, or a division of a switchboard or control board containing a set of related cords, jacks, relays, etc.
a broad strip of material set vertically in or on a dress, skirt, etc.
Painting.
- a flat piece of wood of varying kinds on which a picture is painted.
- a picture painted on such a piece of wood.
(in Britain) a list of approved or cooperating doctors available to patients under a health insurance program.
Aeronautics.
a lateral subdivision of an airfoil with internal girder construction.
Engineering, Building Trades.
- the space on the chord of a truss between any two adjacent joints made by principal web members with the chord.
- 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.
the section between the two bands on the spine of a bound book.
Mining.
an area of a coal seam separated for mining purposes from adjacent areas by extra thick masses or ribs of coal.
a pad placed under a saddle.
a pad, cloth, or the like, serving as a saddle.
a pane, as in a window.
a slip of parchment.
a photograph much longer in one dimension than the other.
