solar panel

Definitions

General English

• noun a group of special electric cells used to turn the sun’s energy into electricity

General Science

• noun a device with a dark surface which absorbs the sun’s radiation and uses it to heat water.

Construction

• A flat panel that collects solar energy. A solar panel can be either a thermal collector (which heats air or water) or a photovoltaic module (which generates electricity).

Electronics

• A device usually consisting of multiple solar cells which are connected to produce a given power output. Also called solar array, solar module, solar battery, solar cell array, sun battery, or panel (4).
• synonymsolar array
• synonymsolar battery
• synonymsolar module
• synonymsolar-cell array
• synonymsun battery

Real Estate

• noun a large panel containing light- or heat-absorbing plates that convert the sun’s radiation into renewable energy for use in the home

Nearby Definitions of “solar panel”

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Contexts for “solar panel”

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• General English
• General Science
• Construction
• Electronics
• Real Estate