n. 嵌板, 仪表板, 专题讨论小组, 全体陪审员

vt. 嵌镶板

[医] 名簿, 名单, 保险医师名簿

[经] 代表

Panel \Pan"el\, n. [Orig., a little piece; OF. panel, pannel, F.
panneau, dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall,
side. See 2d {Pane}.]
1. (Arch.) A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded
or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.

2. (Law)
(a) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the
names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff;
hence, more generally, the whole group of persons
summoned on a particular day, from whom a jury is to
be selected; also, the jury selected from that group.
--Blackstone.
(b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar
of a criminal court. --Burrill.

3. Hence: Any group of persons selected to judge a contest,
conduct a discussion, serve as advisers, or participate in
any group activity in which they will provide information
or make judgments.
[PJC]

4. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a
soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.

5. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove
of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.

6. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. --Gwilt.

7. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of
canvas, a picture is painted.

8. (Mining)
(a) A heap of dressed ore.
(b) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size,
into which a mine is laid off in one system of
extracting coal.

9. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or
plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a
dress, for ornament.

10. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or
struts, as in a bridge truss.

11. (A["e]ronautics) A segment of an a["e]roplane wing. In a
biplane the outer panel extends from the wing tip to the
next row of posts, and is trussed by oblique stay wires.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{Panel game}, a method of stealing money in a panel house.

{Panel house}, a house of prostitution in which the rooms
have secret entrances to facilitate theft from customers
by accomplices of the inmates.

{Panel saw}, handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out
panels, etc.

{Panel thief}, one who robs in a panel house.


Panel \Pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paneled}or {Panelled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Paneling} or {Panelling}.]
To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.

{Paneled back} (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window
back. See {Window back}.