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panel 1. Law a. a list of persons summoned for jury service b. the persons on a specific jury 2. Scots law a person indicted or accused of crime after appearing in court 3. a. a thin board used as a surface or backing for an oil painting b. a painting done on such a surface 4. any picture with a length much greater than its breadth 5. See instrument panel 6. formerly, in Britain a. a list of patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme b. a list of medical practitioners within a given area available for consultation by these patients panel [′pan·əl] (civil engineering) One of the divisions of a lattice girder. A sheet of material held in a frame. A distinct, usually rectangular, raised or sunken part of a construction surface or a material. (computer science) The face of the console, which is normally equipped with lights, switches, and buttons to control the machine, correct errors, determine the status of the various CPU (central processing unit) parts, and determine and revise the contents of various locations. Also known as control panel; patch panel. (design engineering) (engineering) A metallic or nonmetallic sheet on which operating controls and dials of an electronic unit or other equipment are mounted. (mining engineering) A system of coal extraction in which the ground is laid off in separate districts or panels, pillars of extra-large size being left between. A large rectangular block or pillar of coal. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| There was one place where an eighteen-inch breadth of light masonry had been added to the verge of the path, and as there was a very sharp turn here, a panel of fencing had been set up there at some time, as a protection. You go through the panel because that is thinnest, of course in the corner nearest the key, and you use a knife when you can, because it makes least noise. Bradley crooked his finger upon the opposite side of the panel and pulled toward him, steadily but with considerable force. |
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