panel

«panel» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A flat piece of wood, glass, metal or other material that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a panel, panels)

meaning for a pupil

1) A flat piece of wood, glass, metal or other material that is part of a door, wall or other surface. tree →

2) A board with switches, buttons or controls on it. tree →

3) A small group of people chosen to give their opinion, answer questions or judge something. tree →

4) One picture box in a comic strip. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Song of Songs the lovers' house has cedar beams and cypress panels, a green and lovely home. Interpretation: Tradition reads the house as a picture of God's dwelling among Israel, the Temple or a place of love. In the primary lessons: In science and everyday life, solar panels turn sunlight into electricity; a control panel works a machine. In school, a panel of judges chooses the winners of a contest. In reading and art, a comic is made of panels that tell the story in order. Phrases: «solar panel», «control panel», «panel of judges», «fence panel».

examples

• The beams of our houses are cedars, and our panels are cypresses. (Writings SNG.1.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• Solar panels on the roof make electricity from sunlight. tree →
• The door has four wooden panels. tree →
• The pilot checked the control panel. tree →
• A panel of judges chose the best poem. tree →
• The wind blew down a fence panel. tree →
• Draw your comic in six panels. tree →
• The car had a dent in its side panel. tree →
• A panel of experts answered our questions about space. tree →
• She got up after midnight, passed through the panel, and found a Beautiful brown bear’s hide hanging in the corner. tree →

note

Countable. British «panelling», American «paneling» for many panels on a wall. A «panel» of people is one group, so «the panel is/are» are both used.

In the corpora

• The beams of our houses are cedars, and our panels are cypresses.
• Kick through a pile of yellow and red leaves and you are walking on a tree's old solar panels.
• Old roofs often have skylights and thin panels that break when stepped on, and a fall onto concrete can kill.
• A solar panel turns light straight into electricity; it makes less on a cloudy day and none at night.
• Panel shows often invite guests who strongly disagree, because a row keeps people watching; the loudest guest is not always right.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «panel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.