panels
English meaning: Panels
Definition
A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
Example
“Behind the picture was a panel on the wall.”
Another example: “The comic tells the whole story in just six panels.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A plural noun used in construction (wall panels), energy (solar panels), art (a panel of a painting), and media (a discussion panel; a comic panel). Context determines the sense.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'panel' (piece of cloth, section), a diminutive of Latin 'pannus' (cloth), entering English around 1300.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- solar panels
- control panel
- wall panels
- panel discussion
- glass panels
Word Forms
panel (sing.); panels (pl.); panel (v); panelled / paneled; panelling
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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