panel

noun

• 1a thin, typically rectangular piece of wood or glass forming or set into the surface of a door, wall, or ceiling.
• a thin piece of metal forming part of the outer shell of a vehicle:body panels for the car business
• a flat board on which instruments or controls are fixed:a control panel
• a decorated area within a larger design containing a separate subject:the central panel depicts the Crucifixion
• one of several drawings making up a comic strip.
• a piece of material forming part of a garment.

• 2a small group of people brought together to discuss, investigate, or decide on a particular matter, especially in the context of business or government:we assembled a panel of experts
• chiefly North American a list of available jurors or a jury.

verb (panels, paneling, paneled ; Britishpanels, panelling, panelled)

• cover (a wall or other surface) with panels:an elegant paneled dining room