- [countable] a square or rectangular piece of wood, glass or metal that forms part of a larger surface such as a door or wall
- One of the glass panels in the front door was cracked.
- wooden fence panels
- The central panel depicts St George.
- You need to remove the roof panel to remove the side panels.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ceiling
- door
- wall
- …
- attach
- fit
- install
- …
- depict something
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- [countable] a flat board in a vehicle or on a machine where the controls and instruments are fixed
- an instrument/a display panel
- A red light flashed on the control panel.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- control
- display
- instrument
- …
- on a/the panel
- [countable] a piece of metal that forms part of the outer frame of a vehicle
- A rear body panel needed replacing after the accident.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- front
- rear
- body
- …
- beater
- beating
- [countable] a piece of cloth that forms part of a piece of clothing
- The trousers have double thickness knee panels for extra protection.
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of specialists who give their advice or opinion about something; a group of people who discuss topics of interest on television or radio
- an advisory panel
- a judging panel
- a panel of experts/judges
- on a panel We have two politicians on tonight's panel.
- a panel discussion
- The budget increase was recommended by an independent panel.
- She is a member of the medical advisory panel.
- The interview panel wants/want to find out as much as possible about each candidate's abilities.
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsb2- Raphael will head a panel to discuss the topic.
- The panel concluded that there was no scientific basis for the claim.
- The panel ruled that the men must remain in prison.
- The panel consists of ten attorneys.
- The panel voted unanimously for its approval.
- He joins our panel of journalists.
- The winners were chosen by a panel of judges.
- We asked a panel of experts to review the products.
- A distinguished panel of speakers considered the role of global corporations.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- all-star
- blue-ribbon
- distinguished
- …
- appoint
- assemble
- convene
- …
- be drawn from somebody/something
- consist of somebody/something
- include somebody/something
- …
- member
- moderator
- interview
- …
- on a/the panel
- panel on
- a member of a panel
- a panel of experts
- a panel of judges
- …
- (also jury panel)[countable] (both especially North American English) = jury
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, literally ‘piece of cloth’, based on Latin pannus ‘(piece of) cloth’. The early sense ‘piece of parchment’ was extended to mean ‘list’, which led to the sense ‘advisory group’. Senses (1) to (3) come from the late Middle English sense ‘distinct section of a surface’.
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