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Panel vs. Symposium — What's the Difference?

Panel vs. Symposium — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Panel and Symposium

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Panel

A flat or curved component, typically rectangular, that forms or is set into the surface of a door, wall, or ceiling
A layer of insulating material should be placed between the panels and the wall

Symposium

In ancient Greece, the symposium (Greek: συμπόσιον symposion or symposio, from συμπίνειν sympinein, "to drink together") was a part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation. Literary works that describe or take place at a symposium include two Socratic dialogues, Plato's Symposium and Xenophon's Symposium, as well as a number of Greek poems such as the elegies of Theognis of Megara.

Panel

A flat board on which instruments or controls are fixed
A control panel

Symposium

A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.

Panel

A small group of people brought together to investigate or decide on a particular matter
An interview panel
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Symposium

A collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine.

Panel

A person or people charged with an offence.

Symposium

A convivial meeting for drinking, music, and intellectual discussion among the ancient Greeks.

Panel

Cover (a wall or other surface) with panels
An elegant panelled dining room

Symposium

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

Panel

A flat, usually rectangular piece forming a raised, recessed, or framed part of the surface in which it is set.

Symposium

A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion.

Panel

The space or section in a fence or railing between two posts.

Symposium

A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.

Panel

A vertical section of fabric; a gore.

Symposium

A drinking together; a merry feast.

Panel

A thin wooden board, used as a surface for an oil painting.

Symposium

A collection of short essays by different authors on a common topic; - so called from the appellation given to the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks.

Panel

A painting on such a board.

Symposium

A meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations

Panel

A board having switches or buttons to control an electric device.

Panel

An instrument panel.

Panel

A section of a telephone switchboard.

Panel

A cartoon drawing in a sequence of cartoons that form a narrative.

Panel

The complete list of persons summoned for jury duty.

Panel

Those persons chosen from this list to constitute a pool from which a jury or juries will be selected for a particular court.

Panel

A jury.

Panel

A group of people gathered to plan or discuss an issue, judge a contest, or act as a team on a radio or television quiz program.

Panel

A discussion by such a group.

Panel

To cover or furnish with panels.

Panel

To decorate with panels.

Panel

To separate into panels.

Panel

A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
Behind the picture was a panel on the wall.

Panel

(architectural element) A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.

Panel

A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
Today’s panel includes John Smith.

Panel

A portion of text or other material within a book, newspaper, web page, etc. set apart from the main body or separated by a border.

Panel

(comics) An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline.

Panel

(graphical user interface) A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
Admin panel

Panel

(law) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff.

Panel

(law) The whole jury.

Panel

A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.

Panel

(obsolete) A piece of cloth serving as a saddle.

Panel

A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.

Panel

(joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
The panel of a door

Panel

(masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.

Panel

(masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.

Panel

(mining) A heap of dressed ore.

Panel

(mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.

Panel

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

Panel

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

Panel

A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS.

Panel

(medicine) A group of tests or assays, a battery.

Panel

To enter (jury members) on an official list of jurors; to empanel.

Panel

To fit (an animal, especially a mule or ass) with a panel or simple padded saddle.

Panel

(transitive) To fit (a room etc.) with panels.

Panel

A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.

Panel

A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff;

Panel

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.

Panel

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

Panel

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

Panel

One of the faces of a hewn stone.

Panel

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

Panel

A heap of dressed ore.

Panel

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

Panel

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

Panel

A segment of an aëroplane 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.

Panel

To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.

Panel

Sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something

Panel

A committee appointed to judge a competition

Panel

(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

Panel

A group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc

Panel

A pad placed under a saddle

Panel

(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'

Panel

Electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices;
He checked the instrument panel
Suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree

Panel

Decorate with panels;
Panel the walls with wood

Panel

Select from a list;
Empanel prospective jurors

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