solar panel

noun

: a battery of solar cells (as on a rooftop)

Examples of solar panel in a Sentence

All of the house's electricity is produced by solar panels on the roof.
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These power inverters connect the solar panel to electic grids. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025 Environmentalists said the state Public Utilities Commission violated state law by not considering all the benefits of the solar panels and by not ensuring that rooftop solar systems could continue to expand in disadvantaged communities. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025 The employee saw that the pole barn and the solar panels had been taken down, with the solar panels leaning against a shed in the backyard. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025 Under the solar panel, another iconic Parc del Fòrum photo opportunity, the Trainline and Schwarzkopf stages will take turns delivering more than twelve hours of music every day. Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar panel

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar panel was in 1961

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“Solar panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20panel. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

solar panel

noun
: a group of solar cells forming a flat surface (as on a spacecraft)
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