noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British
) -elled, -el⋅ling.| 1. | 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. | a comparatively thin, flat piece of wood or the like, as a large piece of plywood. |
| 3. | 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. | a public discussion by such a group. |
| 5. | Law.
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| 6. | a mount for or a surface or section of a machine containing the controls and dials. |
| 7. | Electricity. a switchboard or control board, or a division of a switchboard or control board containing a set of related cords, jacks, relays, etc. |
| 8. | a broad strip of material set vertically in or on a dress, skirt, etc. |
| 9. | Painting.
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| 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. | Engineering, Building Trades.
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| 13. | 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. | a pane, as in a window. |
| 18. | a slip of parchment. |
| 19. | a photograph much longer in one dimension than the other. |
| 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. | to select (a jury). |
| 24. | Scots Law. to bring to trial. |
panelling
in architecture and design, decorative treatment of walls, ceilings, doors, and furniture consisting of a series of wide, thin sheets of wood, called panels, framed together by narrower, thicker strips of wood. The latter are called styles (the external vertical strips), muntins (the internal vertical strips), and rails (the horizontal strips).
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